Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret. vs ASUS SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue

21specifications compared
20differ
1identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:Yes
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:No
Product colour
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:Black
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:Blue
Interface
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:IDE/ATA
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:USB
Drive device, buffer size
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:2 MB
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:8 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:700000 h
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:60000 h
CD read speed
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:48x
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:24x
CD-R read speed
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:48x
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:24x
DVD+R read speed
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:16x
- SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue:8x

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Comparison of DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret., SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS
29 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.View product	B ASUS SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS optical disc drive Blue Model SBR-02E1S-U/BLE/G/EU/AS View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance3 differ
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	USB
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	700000 h	60000 h
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	10x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	10x	6x
DVD read speedDiffers	10x	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	180 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	150 ms
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	570 g	412 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	41.3 x 170 x 146 mm	157 x 142 x 21 mm
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, NT, XP, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source

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