Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver vs iStorage QS Slim

21specifications compared
13differ
8identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- QS Slim:Grey
Disc loading type
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:Tray
- QS Slim:Front
Optical drive type
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:Blu-Ray RW
- QS Slim:DVD±RW
Interface
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:USB 3.1 Gen 1
- QS Slim:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
CD-RW write speed
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:10x
- QS Slim:24x
DVD drive average random access time
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:170 ms
- QS Slim:160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:160 ms
- QS Slim:140 ms
Width
- SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:144 mm
- QS Slim:140 mm

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Comparison of SBW-06D5H-U, QS Slim
62 specifications	A ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver Model SBW-06D5H-U View product	B iStorage QS Slim View product
Design2 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Grey
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Front
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
Purpose	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
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, DVD
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Secure firmwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed1 differ
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
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 write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	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
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	170 ms	160 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	200 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	140 ms
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	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Yes
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	140 mm
DepthDiffers	149.4 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	14.7 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	240 g	454 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717030	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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