Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS E818A DVD-ROM vs LG GSA-E60N optical disc drive

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- E818A DVD-ROM:Yes
- GSA-E60N optical disc drive:No
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- E818A DVD-ROM:100000 h
- GSA-E60N optical disc drive:125000 h
DVD-RAM read speed
- E818A DVD-ROM:5x
- GSA-E60N optical disc drive:12x
DVD-ROM read speed
- E818A DVD-ROM:18x
- GSA-E60N optical disc drive:16x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- E818A DVD-ROM:20 - 80%
- GSA-E60N optical disc drive:10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- E818A DVD-ROM:5 - 45 °C
- GSA-E60N optical disc drive:5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- E818A DVD-ROM:15 - 85%
- GSA-E60N optical disc drive:10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- E818A DVD-ROM:20 - 60 °C
- GSA-E60N optical disc drive:-30 - 60 °C

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Comparison of E818A DVD-ROM, GSA-E60N
46 specifications	A ASUS E818A DVD-ROM View product	B LG GSA-E60N optical disc drive Model GSA-E60N View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	100000 h	125000 h
InterfaceKnown for one	EIDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
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
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
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	10x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	18x	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 85%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	20 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 mm
WeightDiffers	660 g	1.26 kg
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	42.3 x 172.4 x 148 mm	16 x 230 x 50 mm
Adapter typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC+5V +/- 5%, DC+12v +/- 10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	198 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, ME, 2000, 98, VISTA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices applicable disk formatKnown for one	DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18, DVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±RW DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, Audio CD, CD-ROM/XA, Video CD, CD-I, Multi-session Photo CD, Karaoke CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one	16.6 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one	100 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	105 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	95 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source

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