Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black vs Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
15known 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 Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer. Optical drive type: Blu-Ray RW on the ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black, DVD±RW on the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer. 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 2.0 on the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer.

Internal
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Yes
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:No
Purpose
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Desktop/Laptop
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:Laptop
Optical drive type
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:DVD±RW
Interface
- BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:USB 2.0

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Comparison of BW-16D1X-U, External Slimline CD/DVD Writer
23 specifications	A ASUS BW-16D1X-U optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray RW Black Model BW-16D1X-U View product	B Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer 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
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-DA, CD-ROM, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 2.0
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	375 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Burn & Archive
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
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
Reading speedidentical
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source

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