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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818AT, Quiet Track vs NEC BC-5500A optical disc drive Internal Black

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 3identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • Interface
    • Serial ATA
    • EIDE/ATA
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • 0.198 MB
    • 4.5 MB
  • CD read speed
    • 48x
    • 24x
  • DVD+R read speed
    • 10x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer read speed
    • 8x
    • 4x
  • DVD-R read speed
    • 10x
    • 8x
  • DVD-RW read speed
    • 10x
    • 4x
  • DVD+R Double Layer read speed
    • 8x
    • 4x

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35 specifications
A

ASUS

DVD-E818AT, Quiet TrackView product
B

NEC

BC-5500A optical disc drive Internal Black

Model BC-5500A

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Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourBlackBlack
MountingVertical/HorizontalVertical/Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTray
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffersSerial ATAEIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers0.198 MB4.5 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one100000 h
Reading speed7 differ
CD read speedDiffers48x24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one32x
DVD+R read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers8x4x
DVD-R read speedDiffers10x8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers10x4x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers8x4x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers10x4x
DVD read speedKnown for one18x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one2x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one5x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers105 ms200 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers95 ms190 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one320 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers650 g200 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC+5V +/- 5%, DC+12v +/- 10%
Media types supportedDiffersDVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18, DVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±RW DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, Audio CD, CD-ROM/XA, Video CD, CD-I, Multi-session Photo CD, Karaoke CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXTBD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD +R, DVD +R9, DVD +RW, CD-R, CD-RW, BD-ROM, BD-AV (read), DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video CD, Photo CD, CD Text
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs148 x 172.4 x 42.3 mm128 x 129 x 12.7 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP/ ME/ 2000/98/VISTA
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one100 Mbit/s
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one15 - 85%
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one16x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one10x

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