Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold vs ICY BOX IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold has 3.5 mm more width than the ICY BOX IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black (135.5 mm vs 132 mm). The ICY BOX IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black has 0.5 mm more depth than the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold (143 mm vs 142.5 mm). The ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold has 0.9 mm more height than the ICY BOX IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black (13.9 mm vs 13 mm). Product colour: Gold on the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold, Black on the ICY BOX IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black. Disc loading type: Tray on the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold, Front on the ICY BOX IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black.

Product colour
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Gold
- IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black:Black
Disc loading type
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Tray
- IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black:Front
Optical drive type
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:DVD±RW
- IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black:Blu-Ray ROM
Width
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:135.5 mm
- IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black:132 mm
Depth
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:142.5 mm
- IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black:143 mm
Height
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:13.9 mm
- IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black:13 mm
Weight
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:235 g
- IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black:150 g

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Comparison of SDRW-08U8M-U, IB-AC640-C3
49 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold Model SDRW-08U8M-U View product	B ICY BOX IB-AC640-C3 optical disc drive Blu-Ray ROM Black Model IB-AC640-C3 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
Performance2 differ
Purpose	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray ROM
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW	CD, DVD
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW 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
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
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	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	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ChromeOS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	135.5 mm	132 mm
DepthDiffers	142.5 mm	143 mm
HeightDiffers	13.9 mm	13 mm
WeightDiffers	235 g	150 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717030	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.2 kg
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	385 mm
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 pc(s)
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	184 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 g

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