Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
14known 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 Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black (16x vs 6x). 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 Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black. 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 Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo 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, Serial ATA III on the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black.

Internal
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:No
Purpose
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Desktop/Laptop
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Laptop
Optical drive type
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Interface
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Serial ATA III
BD-R write speed
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:16x
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:6x
Mac operating systems supported
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

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Comparison of BW-16D1X-U, 43888
23 specifications	A ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-16D1X-U View product	B Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model 43888 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Top
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, CD, DVD
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Serial ATA III
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Writing speed1 differ
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedDiffers	16x	6x
Reading speedidentical
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
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
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	133 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A to USB Type-C
Manual	Yes	Yes
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	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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