Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Only the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black has internal. Purpose: Desktop/Laptop on the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black, Laptop on the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black. Optical drive type: Blu-Ray RW on the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black, DVD-ROM on the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM 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, IDE/ATAPI on the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black. Mac operating systems supported: Yes on the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther on the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black.

Internal
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:No
Purpose
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Desktop/Laptop
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:Laptop
Optical drive type
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:DVD-ROM
Interface
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:IDE/ATAPI
Mac operating systems supported
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Windows operating systems supported
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:Windows 2000

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Comparison of BW-16D1X-U, MSE-DVD/CD-RW
36 specifications	A ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-16D1X-U View product	B CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black Model MSE-DVD/CD-RW View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD-ROM
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	IDE/ATAPI
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
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-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 2000
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18.4 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18.4 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.3 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	440 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Manual	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 MB/s

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