Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold vs MEDION GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

25specifications compared
9differ
16identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The MEDION GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW 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 MEDION GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (142.5 mm vs 137.5 mm). The MEDION GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW 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 MEDION GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW Black. Purpose: Desktop/Laptop on the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold, Laptop on the MEDION GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW Black.

Product colour
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Gold
- GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Black
Purpose
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Desktop/Laptop
- GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Laptop
Width
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:135.5 mm
- GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:144 mm
Depth
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:142.5 mm
- GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:137.5 mm
Height
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:13.9 mm
- GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:14 mm
Weight
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:235 g
- GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:200 g

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Comparison of SDRW-08U8M-U, GP70N
46 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold Model SDRW-08U8M-U View product	B MEDION GP70N optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model GP70N View product
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Gold	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	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, CD-DA, CD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.75 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	X7583 / X7849 / X7851 / X7 X7611 / X7613 / X7841 / X7843 / P7647 / X6603 / P6689 / P6677 / E6425 / E2221T / E2225T / E2227T / E2228T / E3213 / E3214 / E1317T / E1318T / P2211T / P2212T / S6219 / S6421 / S3409 / S4219 / P2213T / P2214T / S1500 D / S2000 D / P2027 D / E5015 D / E1231T / E1232T / S2013
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD-Video read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
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 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
DVD+R Double Layer 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
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
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717030	Unknown — not stated by the source

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