Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret. vs LG GH24NS optical disc drive Internal Black

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:IDE/ATA
- GH24NS optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
DVD+R read speed
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:16x
- GH24NS optical disc drive Internal Black:13x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:8x
- GH24NS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD-RW read speed
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:10x
- GH24NS optical disc drive Internal Black:13x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:8x
- GH24NS optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD+RW read speed
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:10x
- GH24NS optical disc drive Internal Black:13x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:120 ms
- GH24NS optical disc drive Internal Black:140 ms
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:5 - 50 °C
- GH24NS optical disc drive Internal Black:5 - 45 °C

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Comparison of DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret., GH24NS
48 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.View product	B LG GH24NS optical disc drive Internal Black Model GH24NS View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	700000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
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	12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speed	48x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	13x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	10x	13x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	10x	13x
DVD read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	120 ms	120 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Layer Jump RecordingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	570 g	700 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	41.3 x 170 x 146 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+12V / +5V DC
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
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source

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