Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold vs Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour: Gold on the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold, Black on the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer. Purpose: Desktop/Laptop on the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold, Laptop on the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer.

Product colour
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Gold
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:Black
Purpose
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Desktop/Laptop
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:Laptop

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Comparison of SDRW-08U8M-U, External Slimline CD/DVD Writer
43 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold Model SDRW-08U8M-U View product	B Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Gold	Black
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
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, 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	USB 2.0
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+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
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
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	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, 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
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	135.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	142.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	13.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	235 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	Nero Burn & Archive
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	375 g

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