Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver vs iStorage USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 6identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

The iStorage USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x has 24 x more CD-R write speed than the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver (48x vs 24x). The iStorage USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x 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 iStorage USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x has 2 x more BD-R Dual Layer write speed than the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver (8x vs 6x). Product colour: Black, Silver on the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver, Black on the iStorage USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x. Optical drive type: Blu-Ray RW on the ASUS SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver, Blu-Ray DVD Combo on the iStorage USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x.

  • Product colour
    • SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
    • USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x:Black
  • Optical drive type
    • SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:Blu-Ray RW
    • USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
  • Interface
    • SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:USB 3.1 Gen 1
    • USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
  • CD-R write speed
    • SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:24x
    • USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x:48x
  • CD-RW write speed
    • SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:10x
    • USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x:24x
  • BD-R Dual Layer write speed
    • SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:6x
    • USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x:8x
  • BD-R write speed
    • SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:6x
    • USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x:16x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • SBW-06D5H-U optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black, Silver:4x
    • USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x:8x

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Comparison of SBW-06D5H-U, USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x
69 specifications
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, SilverBlack
MountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHorizontal
Performance2 differ
PurposeKnown for oneDesktop/LaptopUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffersBlu-Ray RWBlu-Ray DVD Combo
InterfaceDiffersUSB 3.1 Gen 1USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Optical disc diameterKnown for one80,120 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Writing speed8 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers24x48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers10x24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedDiffers6x8x
BD-R write speedDiffers6x16x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one2xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers4x8x
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one4xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers8x16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers4x8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers8x16x
BD-R Triple Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
BD-R Quad Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x
Reading speed3 differ
CD-R read speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedDiffers24x48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedDiffers6x12x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one5xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers8x16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-Video read speedKnown for one2xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R M-DISC read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM Double Layer read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
Video CD read speedKnown for one9.3xUnknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one170 msUnknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeDiffers200 ms180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers160 ms150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source160 ms
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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 MavericksMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, 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 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 45 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 85%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers144 mm152.4 mm
DepthDiffers149.4 mm228.6 mm
HeightDiffers14.7 mm50.8 mm
WeightDiffers240 g198.45 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717030Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUnited States
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Fixed packetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packet writingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Variable packetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
M-DISC supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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