Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS ZenDrive U9M vs CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

The CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver has 2.5 mm more width than the ASUS ZenDrive U9M (138 mm vs 135.5 mm). The ASUS ZenDrive U9M has 0.5 mm more depth than the CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver (142.5 mm vs 142 mm). The CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver has 0.1 mm more height than the ASUS ZenDrive U9M (14 mm vs 13.9 mm). Product colour: Black on the ASUS ZenDrive U9M, Silver on the CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver. Disc loading type: Tray on the ASUS ZenDrive U9M, Slot on the CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver.

Product colour
- ZenDrive U9M:Black
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver:Silver
Disc loading type
- ZenDrive U9M:Tray
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver:Slot
Interface
- ZenDrive U9M:USB 2.0
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Width
- ZenDrive U9M:135.5 mm
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver:138 mm
Depth
- ZenDrive U9M:142.5 mm
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver:142 mm
Height
- ZenDrive U9M:13.9 mm
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver:14 mm
Weight
- ZenDrive U9M:245 g
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver:300 g

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Comparison of ZenDrive U9M, MS-DVDRW-3.0-018
64 specifications	A ASUS ZenDrive U9M View product	B CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 optical disc drive DVD±RW Silver Model MS-DVDRW-3.0-018 View product
Design2 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Slot
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Performance1 differ
Purpose	Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
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
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM 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+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	138 mm
DepthDiffers	142.5 mm	142 mm
HeightDiffers	13.9 mm	14 mm
WeightDiffers	245 g	300 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
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	193 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	334 g

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