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New Asus DVD Drives Support 5X DVD-RW DL
Asus has today released the ASUS DVD-E818A2/A2T, a first series of optical drives that supports 5X DVD-RW DL standard.
The ASUS DVD-E818A2 (ATAPI/E-IDE) and ASUS DVD-E818A2T (SATA) are able to read 5X DVD-RW DL ? the brand new industry format.
The ASUS DVD-E818A2/A2T optical drives also offer fast data transfer speeds with DVD-ROM max data transfer rates of 24930 KB/s (18X), and CD-ROM max data transfer rates of 7200 KB/s (48X). Access times are also shortened with fast random access times for DVD access at 105 ms versus typical 95 ms CD access times.
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Asus' exclusive QuieTrack technology is available to dampen drive noise while improving stability.
The ASUS DVD-E818A2 and ASUS DVD-E818A2T also provide users with many other features including the support for Speed Auto-Switch Function, High Speed CD-Audio Playback, High Speed Digital Audio Extraction, the choice to mount the drives vertically or horizontally, a dust resistance design, as well as support for changeable panels.
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The ASUS DVD-E818A2/A2T optical drives also offer fast data transfer speeds with DVD-ROM max data transfer rates of 24930 KB/s (18X), and CD-ROM max data transfer rates of 7200 KB/s (48X). Access times are also shortened with fast random access times for DVD access at 105 ms versus typical 95 ms CD access times.
![](/images/uploaded/Asus_DVD-E818A2_A2T.jpg)
Asus' exclusive QuieTrack technology is available to dampen drive noise while improving stability.
The ASUS DVD-E818A2 and ASUS DVD-E818A2T also provide users with many other features including the support for Speed Auto-Switch Function, High Speed CD-Audio Playback, High Speed Digital Audio Extraction, the choice to mount the drives vertically or horizontally, a dust resistance design, as well as support for changeable panels.
![](/images/uploaded/Asus_DVD-E818A2_A2T_specs.gif)