Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver vs ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U)

25specifications compared
11differ
14identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U) has 14 x more CD-RW write speed than the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver (24x vs 10x). The ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver has 2 mm more width than the ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U) (144 mm vs 142 mm). The ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U) has 0.6 mm more depth than the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver (150 mm vs 149.4 mm). Product colour: Black, Silver on the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver, Black on the ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U). Disc loading type: Tray on the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver, Front on the ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U).

Product colour
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):Black
Disc loading type
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:Tray
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):Front
Optical drive type
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:Blu-Ray RW
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):DVD±RW
Interface
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:USB 3.1 Gen 1
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):USB Type-C
CD-RW write speed
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:10x
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):24x
Width
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:144 mm
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):142 mm
Depth
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:149.4 mm
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):150 mm
Height
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:14.7 mm
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):14.6 mm

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Comparison of SBW-06D5H-U, ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U)
58 specifications	A ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver Model SBW-06D5H-U View product	B ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U)View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Front
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB Type-C
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Writing speed1 differ
CD-RW write speedDiffers	10x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speedidentical
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-Video read speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R M-DISC read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video CD read speedKnown for one	9.3x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	170 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	200 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 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 10.6 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	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	144 mm	142 mm
DepthDiffers	149.4 mm	150 mm
HeightDiffers	14.7 mm	14.6 mm
WeightDiffers	240 g	255 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green

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