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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVDRW 1814BLT SATA vs LG GSA-H42N-BLK DVD+/-RW18xDL10x12xRAM

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 13identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD rewrite speed
    • 48x
    • 32x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • 8x
    • 10x
  • DVD+RW write speed
    • 18x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • 8x
    • 10x
  • DVD-RAM write speed
    • 14x
    • 12x
  • DVD-R Double Layer read speed
    • 8x
    • 12x
  • DVD-RAM read speed
    • 12x
    • 5x
  • DVD+R Double Layer read speed
    • 8x
    • 12x

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53 specifications
A

ASUS

DVDRW 1814BLT SATAView product
B

LG

GSA-H42N-BLK DVD+/-RW18xDL10x12xRAMView product
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
MountingVertical/HorizontalVertical/Horizontal
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTray
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA
Drive device, buffer size2 MB2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one60000 h
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speed48x48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers48x32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers8x10x
DVD+R write speed18x18x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers18x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers8x10x
DVD-R write speed18x18x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers14x12x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
CD-R write speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32x
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speed48x48x
CD-ROM read speed48x48x
CD-RW read speed40x40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers8x12x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers12x5x
DVD-ROM read speed16x16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers8x12x
CD-R read speedKnown for one48x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one13x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one13x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access time140 ms140 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers150 ms120 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
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 45 °C5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 60 °C-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers800 g780 g
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersBurningNero Express, In CD, PowerDVD, PowerProducer Gold
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm146 x 41.3 x 165 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP/NT/2000, VistaWindows ME, 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Professional
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one2 MB/s
Minimum RAMKnown for one512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for onePentium-4 1.4GHz
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one22.16 Mbit/s

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