Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS ZenDrive U9M vs CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
56known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ZenDrive U9M has 80,000 mm more optical disc diameter than the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black (80,120 mm vs 120 mm). The ASUS ZenDrive U9M has 40 ms more DVD drive average random access time than the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black (160 ms vs 120 ms). The ASUS ZenDrive U9M has 30 ms more CD-ROM drive average random access time than the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black (140 ms vs 110 ms). Optical drive type: DVD±RW on the ASUS ZenDrive U9M, DVD-ROM on the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black. Interface: USB 2.0 on the ASUS ZenDrive U9M, IDE/ATAPI on the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black.

Optical drive type
- ZenDrive U9M:DVD±RW
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:DVD-ROM
Interface
- ZenDrive U9M:USB 2.0
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:IDE/ATAPI
Optical disc diameter
- ZenDrive U9M:80,120 mm
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:120 mm
DVD drive average random access time
- ZenDrive U9M:160 ms
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:120 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- ZenDrive U9M:140 ms
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:110 ms
Width
- ZenDrive U9M:135.5 mm
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:18.4 mm
Depth
- ZenDrive U9M:142.5 mm
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:16.3 mm
Height
- ZenDrive U9M:13.9 mm
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:44 mm

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Comparison of ZenDrive U9M, MSE-DVD/CD-RW
74 specifications	A ASUS ZenDrive U9M View product	B CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black Model MSE-DVD/CD-RW View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Performance4 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD-ROM
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	CD
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	IDE/ATAPI
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80,120 mm	120 mm
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
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+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	120 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	110 ms
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 10.3 Panther
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 2000
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	18.4 mm
DepthDiffers	142.5 mm	16.3 mm
HeightDiffers	13.9 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	245 g	300 g
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Power2Go 8, CyberLink PowerBackup 2.5, Nero BackItUp, E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedDiffers	USB Type-A, USB Type-C	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	18.4 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.3 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	440 g
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 MB/s

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