Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

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 External Slimline CD/DVD Writer.

Internal
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:No
Purpose
- SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Desktop/Laptop
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:Laptop

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Comparison of SDRW-08D2S-U/BLK/G/AS/P2G, External Slimline CD/DVD Writer
43 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 External Slimline CD/DVD Writer View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD, CD-DA, CD-ROM, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	24x	24x
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 speed	8x	8x
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
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
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 10.6 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 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	142 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	142 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	20 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	250 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
M-DISC supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	375 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Burn & Archive
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
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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