Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold vs LG GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black

20specifications compared
8differ
12identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The LG GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black has 8.5 mm more width than the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold (144 mm vs 135.5 mm). The ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold has 5 mm more depth than the LG GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black (142.5 mm vs 137.5 mm). The LG GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black has 0.1 mm more height than the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold (14 mm vs 13.9 mm). Product colour: Gold on the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold, Black on the LG GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black. Optical drive type: DVD±RW on the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold, DVD Super Multi DL on the LG GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black.

Product colour
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Gold
- GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:Black
Optical drive type
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:DVD±RW
- GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:DVD Super Multi DL
Width
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:135.5 mm
- GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:144 mm
Depth
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:142.5 mm
- GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:137.5 mm
Height
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:13.9 mm
- GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:14 mm
Weight
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:235 g
- GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:200 g

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Comparison of SDRW-08U8M-U, GP57EB40.AHLE10B
47 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold Model SDRW-08U8M-U View product	B LG GP57EB40.AHLE10B optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black Model GP57EB40.AHLE10B View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Gold	Black
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
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	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, 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 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
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
DVD-R Double Layer 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
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
System requirements1 differ
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 supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	135.5 mm	144 mm
DepthDiffers	142.5 mm	137.5 mm
HeightDiffers	13.9 mm	14 mm
WeightDiffers	235 g	200 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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C

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