Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U) vs CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

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

Key differences

The ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U) has 0.5 mm more width than the CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (135.5 mm vs 135 mm). The ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U) has 5.5 mm more depth than the CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (142.5 mm vs 137 mm). The CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black has 4.1 mm more height than the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U) (18 mm vs 13.9 mm). Purpose: Desktop/Laptop on the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U), Laptop on the CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black. Interface: USB Type-C on the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U), USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black.

Purpose
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):Desktop/Laptop
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Laptop
Interface
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):USB Type-C
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Width
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):135.5 mm
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:135 mm
Depth
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):142.5 mm
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:137 mm
Height
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):13.9 mm
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:18 mm
Weight
- ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U):235 g
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:270 g

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Comparison of ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U), MS-DVDRW-3.0-012
47 specifications	A ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U)View product	B CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	USB Type-C	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x
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 speed	8x	8x
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 speed	8x	8x
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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	135.5 mm	135 mm
DepthDiffers	142.5 mm	137 mm
HeightDiffers	13.9 mm	18 mm
WeightDiffers	235 g	270 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)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717030	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	218 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	178 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	420 g
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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