Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type: Blu-Ray RW on the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black, DVD±RW on the ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black. 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 2.0 on the ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black.

Optical drive type
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
Interface
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0

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Comparison of BW-16D1X-U, SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G
37 specifications	A ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-16D1X-U View product	B ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance2 differ
Purpose	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 2.0
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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	6x
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	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
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
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-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+R M-DISC 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+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 g
Other featuresidentical
M-DISC supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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