Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold vs LG GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black

19specifications compared
15differ
4identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The LG GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black has 16 x more DVD+R write speed than the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold (24x vs 8x). The LG GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black has 8 x more DVD+R read speed than the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold (16x vs 8x). The LG GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black has 4 x more DVD-R read speed than the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold (12x vs 8x). Only the LG GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black has internal. Product colour: Gold on the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold, Black on the LG GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black.

Internal
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:No
- GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:Yes
Product colour
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Gold
- GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:Black
Purpose
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Desktop/Laptop
- GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:DVD±RW
- GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:DVD Super Multi DL
DVD+R write speed
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:8x
- GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:24x
DVD+R read speed
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:8x
- GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:16x
DVD-R read speed
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:8x
- GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:12x
DVD-ROM read speed
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:8x
- GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:16x

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Comparison of SDRW-08U8M-U, GH24NSD5
40 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold Model SDRW-08U8M-U View product	B LG GH24NSD5 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black Model GH24NSD5 View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Gold	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, 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	Serial ATA
Writing speed1 differ
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 speedDiffers	8x	24x
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
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Reading speed5 differ
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 speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
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 speedDiffers	8x	12x
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	135.5 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	142.5 mm	165 mm
HeightDiffers	13.9 mm	41.3 mm
WeightDiffers	235 g	700 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)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84717030	84717030

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