Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs iStorage USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black has 4 x more BD-ROM read speed than the iStorage USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x (16x vs 12x). 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, Blu-Ray DVD Combo on the iStorage USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x.

Internal
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x:No
Optical drive type
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
BD-ROM read speed
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x:12x

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Comparison of BW-16D1X-U, USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x
47 specifications	A ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-16D1X-U View product	B iStorage USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
Interface	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop/Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R write speed	16x	16x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-R Triple Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R Quad Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
BD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fixed packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Variable packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, 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 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152.4 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	228.6 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50.8 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	198.45 g
Other featuresidentical
M-DISC supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	United States
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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