Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold vs ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U)

27specifications compared
9differ
18identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Gold
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):Black
Disc loading type
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Tray
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):Front
Width
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:135.5 mm
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):142 mm
Depth
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:142.5 mm
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):150 mm
Height
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:13.9 mm
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):14.6 mm
Weight
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:235 g
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):255 g

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Comparison of SDRW-08U8M-U, ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U)
38 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold Model SDRW-08U8M-U View product	B ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U)View product
Design2 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Gold	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Front
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Purpose	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
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 speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speed	24x	24x
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
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 speed	8x	8x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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 11.0 Big Sur	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 8, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	135.5 mm	142 mm
DepthDiffers	142.5 mm	150 mm
HeightDiffers	13.9 mm	14.6 mm
WeightDiffers	235 g	255 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84717030	84717030

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