Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U)

31specifications compared
24differ
7identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 24 x more CD-R write speed than the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U) (48x vs 24x). The ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 2 x more DVD+R Double Layer write speed than the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U) (8x vs 6x). The ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 16 x more DVD+R write speed than the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U) (24x vs 8x). Only the ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has internal. Disc loading type: Front on the ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Tray on the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U).

Internal
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):No
Disc loading type
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Front
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):Tray
Purpose
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Desktop
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):Desktop/Laptop
Interface
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):USB Type-C
CD-R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):6x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):6x

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Comparison of DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G, ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U)
45 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G View product	B ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U)View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Front	Tray
Mounting	Horizontal	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	USB Type-C
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R M-DISC read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	135.5 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	142.5 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	13.9 mm
WeightDiffers	600 g	235 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V, 12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 300 MHz or higher	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	DC	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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