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ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret. vs Samsung SH-D162D optical disc drive Internal Black

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:IDE/ATA
- SH-D162D optical disc drive Internal Black:EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:2 MB
- SH-D162D optical disc drive Internal Black:0.256 MB
DVD read speed
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:10x
- SH-D162D optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:120 ms
- SH-D162D optical disc drive Internal Black:110 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:120 ms
- SH-D162D optical disc drive Internal Black:100 ms
Weight
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:570 g
- SH-D162D optical disc drive Internal Black:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.:41.3 x 170 x 146 mm
- SH-D162D optical disc drive Internal Black:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret., SH-D162D
25 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS Ret.View product	B Samsung SH-D162D optical disc drive Internal Black Model SH-D162D View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.256 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	700000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
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-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 speedDiffers	10x	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	110 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	100 ms
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 & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	570 g	750 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R,CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA,Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	41.3 x 170 x 146 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, NT, XP, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source

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