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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATA vs ASUS DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel)

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 2identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Drive device, buffer size
    • 2 MB
    • 0.198 MB
  • CD read speed
    • 40x
    • 48x
  • CD-R read speed
    • 40x
    • 48x
  • CD-RW read speed
    • 40x
    • 32x
  • DVD+R read speed
    • 16x
    • 10x
  • DVD-R Double Layer read speed
    • 12x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R read speed
    • 16x
    • 10x
  • DVD-RW read speed
    • 12x
    • 10x

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51 specifications
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ASUS

DVD+/-RW, Light Scribe, SATAView product
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ASUS

DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel)View product
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
MountingKnown for oneVertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers2 MB0.198 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one100000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one32x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one12x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one20x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedDiffers40x48x
CD-R read speedDiffers40x48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
CD-RW read speedDiffers40x32x
DVD+R read speedDiffers16x10x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers16x10x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers12x10x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers12x8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers12x10x
DVD read speedKnown for one18x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one150 ms
Access timeKnown for one105 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Packet writingKnown for oneYes
Random writeKnown for oneYes
Sequential writingKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Variable packetKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one41.3 mm
WeightDiffers610 g570 g
Other features4 differ
Power requirementsDiffersDC+5V ±5%, DC+12V ±10 %DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %
Media types supportedDiffersDVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAMDVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,DVD-RAM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs146 x 170 x 41.3 mm41.3 x 145.8 x 170 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000/98/NT/XP/VistaWindows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista
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

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