Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW vs LG GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black

14specifications compared
11differ
3identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:Yes
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:No
Optical drive type
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:DVD±R/RW
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:CD±R/RW
Interface
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:EIDE/ATA
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
CD read speed
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:48x
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:24x
CD-ROM read speed
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:48x
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD+R read speed
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:16x
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-R read speed
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:16x
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-ROM read speed
- DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:18x
- GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black:8x

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Comparison of DVD-E818A4, GP10NB
51 specifications	A ASUS DVD-E818A4 optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Model DVD-E818A4 View product	B LG GP10NB optical disc drive CD±R/RW Black Model GP10NB View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
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	CD±R/RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	EIDE/ATA	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed7 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speed	5x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	18x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	10x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	10x	8x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	153 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	163 mm
WeightDiffers	650 g	370 g
Other featuresidentical
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium, 300MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	198 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista	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 relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	-20 - 60%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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