Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel) vs Samsung External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive

6specifications compared
6differ
0identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel):Yes
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:No
CD read speed
- DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel):48x
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:24x
DVD+R read speed
- DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel):10x
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:8x
DVD-R read speed
- DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel):10x
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:8x
DVD-RW read speed
- DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel):10x
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:6x
DVD+RW read speed
- DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel):10x
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:6x

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Comparison of DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel), External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive
32 specifications	A ASUS DVD-ROM SATA E818A3T (Black Drive + White Panel)View product	B Samsung External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
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 speed5 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
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 speedDiffers	10x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers	10x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	10x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	10x	6x
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
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V ±5%,DC+12V ±10 %	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-ROM,DVD+/-RW,DVD+/-R,Photo CD,Video CD,CD-Extra,CD-Text,DVD-RAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	41.3 x 145.8 x 170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 98, XP, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RPC+II
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	24x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CyberLink DVD suite

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