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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U) vs iStorage QS Slim

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 11identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The iStorage QS Slim has 4.5 mm more width than the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U) (140 mm vs 135.5 mm). The ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U) has 2.5 mm more depth than the iStorage QS Slim (142.5 mm vs 140 mm). The iStorage QS Slim has 5.1 mm more height than the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U) (19 mm vs 13.9 mm). Product colour: Black on the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U), Grey on the iStorage QS Slim. Disc loading type: Tray on the ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U), Front on the iStorage QS Slim.

  • Product colour
    • Black
    • Grey
  • Disc loading type
    • Tray
    • Front
  • Interface
    • USB Type-C
    • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
  • Width
    • 135.5 mm
    • 140 mm
  • Depth
    • 142.5 mm
    • 140 mm
  • Height
    • 13.9 mm
    • 19 mm
  • Weight
    • 235 g
    • 454 g

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45 specifications
A

ASUS

ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U)View product
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iStorage

QS SlimView product
Design2 differ
InternalNoNo
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey
Disc loading typeDiffersTrayFront
MountingHorizontalHorizontal
Performance2 differ
PurposeDesktop/LaptopDesktop/Laptop
Optical drive typeDVD±RWDVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffersCD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RWCD, DVD
InterfaceDiffersUSB Type-CUSB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Optical disc diameterKnown for one80,120 mm
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one1 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
Secure firmwareKnown for oneYes
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speed24x24x
CD-RW write speed24x24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one6x
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one4x
DVD+R write speed8x8x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one6x
DVD-R write speed8x8x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
CD write speedKnown for one24x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R read speed8x8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R M-DISC read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one8x
CD read speedKnown for one24x
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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 SurYes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers135.5 mm140 mm
DepthDiffers142.5 mm140 mm
HeightDiffers13.9 mm19 mm
WeightDiffers235 g454 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneCyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB
ManualKnown for oneYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717030
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one140 ms

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