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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS ZenDrive U8M (SDRW-08U8M-U) vs iStorage USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 7identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

  • Optical drive type
    • DVD±RW
    • Blu-Ray DVD Combo
  • Interface
    • USB Type-C
    • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
  • CD-R write speed
    • 24x
    • 48x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • 6x
    • 8x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 8x
    • 16x
  • DVD-R Double Layer write speed
    • 6x
    • 8x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • 8x
    • 16x
  • CD-ROM read speed
    • 24x
    • 48x

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57 specifications
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ASUS

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

USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16xView product
Designidentical
InternalNoNo
Product colourBlackBlack
Disc loading typeTrayTray
MountingHorizontalHorizontal
Performance3 differ
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWBlu-Ray DVD Combo
Disc types supportedDiffersCD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RWBD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
InterfaceDiffersUSB Type-CUSB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one4 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
PurposeKnown for oneDesktop/Laptop
Optical disc diameterKnown for one80,120 mm
Writing speed5 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers24x48x
CD-RW write speed24x24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one8x
BD-R write speedKnown for one16x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one2x
BD-R Triple Layer write speedKnown for one6x
BD-R Quad Layer write speedKnown for one6x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers6x8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers8x16x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers6x8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers8x16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one5x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD-ROM read speedDiffers24x48x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers8x16x
CD-R read speedKnown for one24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R 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
Access timeidentical
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one160 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Fixed packetKnown for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Packet writingKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Variable packetKnown for oneYes
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 SurMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, 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 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers135.5 mm152.4 mm
DepthDiffers142.5 mm228.6 mm
HeightDiffers13.9 mm50.8 mm
WeightDiffers235 g198.45 g
Other featuresidentical
M-DISC supportedKnown for oneYes
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneUnited States
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717030
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneCyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green

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