Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 9 mm more width than the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black (142 mm vs 133 mm). The Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black has 3 mm more depth than the ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black (145 mm vs 142 mm). The ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 9 mm more height than the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black (20 mm vs 11 mm). Only the ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has internal. Purpose: Desktop/Laptop on the ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Laptop on the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black.

Internal
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:No
Purpose
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Desktop/Laptop
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Laptop
Optical drive type
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Interface
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Serial ATA III
Mac operating systems supported
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Width
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:142 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:133 mm
Depth
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:142 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:145 mm
Height
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:20 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:11 mm

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Comparison of SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G, 43888
42 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G View product	B Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model 43888 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Top
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, CD, DVD
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA III
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 speedKnown for one	8x	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+R M-DISC 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+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	142 mm	133 mm
DepthDiffers	142 mm	145 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	11 mm
WeightDiffers	250 g	215 g
Other featuresidentical
M-DISC supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A to USB Type-C
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030

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