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ASUS DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW vs HP dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW

14specifications compared
11differ
3identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:Yes
- dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW:No
Optical drive type
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:DVD±R/RW
- dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW:DVD±RW
Interface
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:EIDE/ATA
- dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW:USB 2.0
DVD-ROM read speed
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:18x
- dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW:16x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:20 - 80%
- dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW:15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:5 - 50 °C
- dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW:5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:-20 - 60%
- dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW:15 - 95%
Power requirements
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:DC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10%
- dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW:+5V+/-5%; +12V+/-10%

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Comparison of DVD-E818A4, dvd1270E
50 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Model DVD-E818A4 View product	B HP dvd1270E optical disc drive DVD±RW Model dvd1270E View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±R/RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
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+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 speed1 differ
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	18x	16x
CD 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-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	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
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	-20 - 60%	15 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features4 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	DC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10%	+5V+/-5%; +12V+/-10%
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024x768 px IEEE 1394 USB 2.0
Minimum RAM	128 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium, 300MHz	Pentium IV, 1.3GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	10 GB	1024 MB
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 KB/s
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista	Windows 7 (32-bit/x64) Windows Vista (32-bit/x64) Windows XP SP4 Windows 2000 SP4
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB cableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DVD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1350 KB/s
Media types supportedKnown for one	Audio CD, Video CD, CD-I, CD-Extra, Photo CD, CD-Text, CD-ROM/XA, DVD Video	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 170 x 41 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	198 KB	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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	650 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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