Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold vs Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black

13specifications compared
11differ
2identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold has 2.5 mm more width than the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black (135.5 mm vs 133 mm). The Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black has 2.5 mm more depth than the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold (145 mm vs 142.5 mm). The ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold has 2.9 mm more height than the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black (13.9 mm vs 11 mm). Product colour: Gold on the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold, Black on the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black. Disc loading type: Tray on the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold, Top on the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black.

Product colour
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Gold
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Black
Disc loading type
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Tray
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Top
Purpose
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Desktop/Laptop
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Laptop
Optical drive type
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:DVD±RW
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Width
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:135.5 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:133 mm
Depth
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:142.5 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:145 mm
Height
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:13.9 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:11 mm
Weight
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:235 g
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:215 g

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Comparison of SDRW-08U8M-U, 43888
43 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold Model SDRW-08U8M-U View product	B Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model 43888 View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Gold	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Top
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, 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	Serial ATA III
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
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
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
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 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	135.5 mm	133 mm
DepthDiffers	142.5 mm	145 mm
HeightDiffers	13.9 mm	11 mm
WeightDiffers	235 g	215 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A to USB Type-C
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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