Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret. vs LG BE08LU20 optical disc drive White

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:Yes
- BE08LU20 optical disc drive White:No
Product colour
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:Black
- BE08LU20 optical disc drive White:White
Drive device, buffer size
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:2 MB
- BE08LU20 optical disc drive White:4 MB
CD read speed
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:48x
- BE08LU20 optical disc drive White:40x
Compatible operating systems
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:Windows 2000, NT, XP, Vista
- BE08LU20 optical disc drive White:Win 2000, ME, XP, Vista

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Comparison of DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret., BE08LU20
38 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.View product	B LG BE08LU20 optical disc drive White Model BE08LU20 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	700000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	570 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	41.3 x 170 x 146 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, NT, XP, Vista	Win 2000, ME, XP, Vista
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x

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