Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel) vs Hypertec Firestorm Slimline multi-writer

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel):Yes
- Firestorm Slimline multi-writer:No
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel):41.3 x 145.8 x 170 mm
- Firestorm Slimline multi-writer:165 x 136 x 23 mm

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Comparison of DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel), Firestorm Slimline multi-writer
37 specifications	A ASUS DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel)View product	B Hypertec Firestorm Slimline multi-writer View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	0.198 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R 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-R read speedKnown for one	10x	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
DVD read speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	105 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 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	570 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,DVD-RAM	CD-R, CD-RW, HS CD-RW, US CD-RW, DVDR, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW,DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	41.3 x 145.8 x 170 mm	165 x 136 x 23 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista	PC Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 Mac OS X 10.2 / >
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
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	4x
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+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
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Essentials Version 8

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