Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U)

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Only the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black has internal. 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 ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U). 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 Type-C on the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U). Windows operating systems supported: Yes on the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 on the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U).

Internal
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):No
Optical drive type
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):DVD±RW
Interface
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):USB Type-C

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Comparison of BW-16D1X-U, ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U)
40 specifications	A ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-16D1X-U View product	B ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U)View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB Type-C
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
Writing speedidentical
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	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-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 requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.9 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	235 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030

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