Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS ZenDrive U9M vs CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

20specifications compared
7differ
13identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- ZenDrive U9M:USB 2.0
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Width
- ZenDrive U9M:135.5 mm
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:135 mm
Depth
- ZenDrive U9M:142.5 mm
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:137 mm
Height
- ZenDrive U9M:13.9 mm
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:18 mm
Weight
- ZenDrive U9M:245 g
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:270 g

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Comparison of ZenDrive U9M, MS-DVDRW-3.0-012
69 specifications	A ASUS ZenDrive U9M View product	B CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 View product
Designidentical
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Performance1 differ
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	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-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	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-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-RW 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-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Yes
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	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	135 mm
DepthDiffers	142.5 mm	137 mm
HeightDiffers	13.9 mm	18 mm
WeightDiffers	245 g	270 g
Packaging contentidentical
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
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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