Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS Varidrive optical disc drive Stainless steel vs LG DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black

11specifications compared
11differ
0identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- Varidrive optical disc drive Stainless steel:No
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Yes
Product colour
- Varidrive optical disc drive Stainless steel:Stainless steel
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Black
Purpose
- Varidrive optical disc drive Stainless steel:Laptop
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Desktop
Interface
- Varidrive optical disc drive Stainless steel:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Serial ATA
CD read speed
- Varidrive optical disc drive Stainless steel:24x
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:48x
DVD-ROM read speed
- Varidrive optical disc drive Stainless steel:8x
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:18x
Width
- Varidrive optical disc drive Stainless steel:202.7 mm
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:146 mm
Depth
- Varidrive optical disc drive Stainless steel:140 mm
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:165 mm

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Comparison of Varidrive, DH18NS50
38 specifications	A ASUS Varidrive optical disc drive Stainless steel Model Varidrive View product	B LG DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black Model DH18NS50 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Stainless steel	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Serial ATA
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
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 read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	18x
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	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Business, Windows XP Home
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	202.7 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	140 mm	165 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	452 g	600 g
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyKnown for one	33 W	Unknown — not stated by the source

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