Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs Verbatim 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black

9specifications compared
4differ
5identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Only the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black has internal. 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 3.1 Gen 1 on the Verbatim 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black. Windows operating systems supported: Yes on the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 on the Verbatim 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black.

Internal
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:No
Interface
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:USB 3.1 Gen 1

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Comparison of BW-16D1X-U, 43889
26 specifications	A ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-16D1X-U View product	B Verbatim 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black Model 43889 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
Purpose	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive type	Blu-Ray RW	Blu-Ray RW
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)	USB 3.1 Gen 1
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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 dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	405 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A to USB Type-C, USB Type-C to USB Type-A
Manual	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Gbit/s
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030
Writing speedidentical
BD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source

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