Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVDRW 1814BLT SATA vs LG Super Multi 18x DVD Rewriter, Black

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:Yes
- Super Multi 18x DVD Rewriter, Black:No
CD rewrite speed
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:48x
- Super Multi 18x DVD Rewriter, Black:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:8x
- Super Multi 18x DVD Rewriter, Black:10x
DVD+RW write speed
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:18x
- Super Multi 18x DVD Rewriter, Black:8x
DVD-RAM write speed
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:14x
- Super Multi 18x DVD Rewriter, Black:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:140 ms
- Super Multi 18x DVD Rewriter, Black:145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:150 ms
- Super Multi 18x DVD Rewriter, Black:125 ms
Weight
- DVDRW 1814BLT SATA:800 g
- Super Multi 18x DVD Rewriter, Black:750 g

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Comparison of DVDRW 1814BLT SATA, Super Multi 18x DVD Rewriter, Black
45 specifications	A ASUS DVDRW 1814BLT SATA View product	B LG Super Multi 18x DVD Rewriter, Black View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	48x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	10x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	18x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	14x	12x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Reading speedidentical
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	145 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	125 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	750 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Burning	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm	160 x 230 x 50 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/NT/2000, Vista	Windows 2K Pro/ME/XP Home/Pro
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	2 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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