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ASUS DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black vs LG BE08LU20 Optical Media

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 4identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
    • BE08LU20 Optical Media:No
  • Product colour
    • DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
    • BE08LU20 Optical Media:White
  • Interface
    • DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:IDE/ATA
    • BE08LU20 Optical Media:USB 2.0
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:2 MB
    • BE08LU20 Optical Media:4 MB
  • CD-R read speed
    • DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
    • BE08LU20 Optical Media:40x
  • DVD+R read speed
    • DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
    • BE08LU20 Optical Media:12x
  • DVD-R read speed
    • DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
    • BE08LU20 Optical Media:12x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS optical disc drive Internal Black:120 ms
    • BE08LU20 Optical Media:180 ms

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Comparison of DVD-E818A4/BLK/G/AS, BE08LU20 Optical Media
55 specifications
Design2 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffersIDE/ATAUSB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers2 MB4 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one700000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40x
CD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4x
BD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4x
DVD+R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
Reading speed3 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers48x40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40x
CD-RW read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
BD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x
BD-RE read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD+R read speedDiffers16x12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers16x12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
DVD-RW read speed10x10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD+RW read speed10x10x
CD read speedKnown for one48xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one10xUnknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers120 ms180 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers120 ms150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source180 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Layer Jump RecordingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Random writeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers570 g1.48 kg
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs41.3 x 170 x 146 mm160 x 230 x 50 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000, NT, XP, VistaWindows Vista (32bit/64bit) Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows ME
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RWUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one1 discsUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 50 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 65 °CUnknown — not stated by the source

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