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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVDRW 1814BLT SATA vs Philips 18x ReWriter External Drive

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 6identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • Yes
    • No
  • CD rewrite speed
    • 48x
    • 24x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • 8x
    • 4x
  • DVD+RW write speed
    • 18x
    • 8x
  • DVD-RAM write speed
    • 14x
    • 12x
  • DVD drive average random access time
    • 140 ms
    • 160 ms
  • Weight
    • 800 g
    • 900 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm
    • 145 x 170 x 42 mm

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49 specifications
A

ASUS

DVDRW 1814BLT SATAView product
B

Philips

18x ReWriter External DriveView product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
MountingKnown for oneVertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one120 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one60000 h
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Writing speed4 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers48x24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers8x4x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers18x8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers14x12x
CD-R write speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one24x
Reading speedidentical
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one40x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD read speedKnown for one16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers140 ms160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one150 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 conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers800 g900 g
HeightKnown for one42 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBurning
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC +5V ± 5%, DC +12V ± 10%
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs148.5 x 173 x 42.6 mm145 x 170 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP/NT/2000, VistaWindows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one2 MB/s
Minimum RAMKnown for one128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for onePentium 4 1GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one650 GB

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