Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black has 10 x more BD-R write speed than the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver (16x vs 6x). The ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black has 10 x more BD-ROM read speed than the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver (16x vs 6x). Only the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black has internal. Product colour: Black on the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black, Black, Silver on the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver. Interface: USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black, USB 3.1 Gen 1 on the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver.

Internal
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:No
Product colour
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Black
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Interface
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:USB 3.1 Gen 1
BD-R write speed
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:6x
BD-ROM read speed
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:6x

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Comparison of BW-16D1X-U, SBW-06D5H-U
55 specifications	A ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-16D1X-U View product	B ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver Model SBW-06D5H-U View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
Purpose	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive type	Blu-Ray RW	Blu-Ray RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 3.1 Gen 1
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
Writing speed1 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedDiffers	16x	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	4x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	6x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-Video read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
DVD+R M-DISC read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-ROM Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Video CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.3x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	149.4 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.7 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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