Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS ZenDrive U9M vs Buffalo BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red

31specifications compared
14differ
17identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ZenDrive U9M has 80,000 mm more optical disc diameter than the Buffalo BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red (80,120 mm vs 120 mm). The ASUS ZenDrive U9M has 8 x more CD-RW write speed than the Buffalo BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red (24x vs 16x). The Buffalo BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red has 5 - 80% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the ASUS ZenDrive U9M (20 - 80% vs 15 - 80%). Product colour: Black on the ASUS ZenDrive U9M, Red on the Buffalo BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red. Purpose: Laptop on the ASUS ZenDrive U9M, Desktop/Laptop on the Buffalo BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red.

Product colour
- ZenDrive U9M:Black
- BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red:Red
Purpose
- ZenDrive U9M:Laptop
- BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red:Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive type
- ZenDrive U9M:DVD±RW
- BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red:Blu-Ray RW
Optical disc diameter
- ZenDrive U9M:80,120 mm
- BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red:120 mm
CD-RW write speed
- ZenDrive U9M:24x
- BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red:16x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- ZenDrive U9M:15 - 80%
- BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red:20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ZenDrive U9M:5 - 40 °C
- BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red:5 - 35 °C
Width
- ZenDrive U9M:135.5 mm
- BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red:138 mm

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Comparison of ZenDrive U9M, BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD
77 specifications	A ASUS ZenDrive U9M View product	B Buffalo BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Red Model BRXL-PT6U2V-RDD View product
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Red
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-R XL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-RE XL, BD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80,120 mm	120 mm
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Writing speed1 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	16x
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 speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
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
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD-Video read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R M-DISC read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video CD read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio CD read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Incremental recordingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Restricted overwriteKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, 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 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 80%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	135.5 mm	138 mm
DepthDiffers	142.5 mm	152 mm
HeightDiffers	13.9 mm	14.4 mm
WeightDiffers	245 g	300 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Power2Go 8, CyberLink PowerBackup 2.5, Nero BackItUp, E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	USB Type-A, USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717030	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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