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ASUS ZenDrive U9M vs LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 10identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has 24 x more CD-R write speed than the ASUS ZenDrive U9M (48x vs 24x). The ASUS ZenDrive U9M has 2 x more DVD+R Double Layer write speed than the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black (6x vs 4x). The LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has 8 x more DVD+R write speed than the ASUS ZenDrive U9M (16x vs 8x). Only the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has internal. Disc loading type: Tray on the ASUS ZenDrive U9M, Front on the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black.

  • Internal
    • ZenDrive U9M:No
    • WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Yes
  • Disc loading type
    • ZenDrive U9M:Tray
    • WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Front
  • Mounting
    • ZenDrive U9M:Horizontal
    • WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Vertical/Horizontal
  • Purpose
    • ZenDrive U9M:Laptop
    • WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Desktop
  • Optical drive type
    • ZenDrive U9M:DVD±RW
    • WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Blu-Ray ROM
  • Interface
    • ZenDrive U9M:USB 2.0
    • WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Serial ATA
  • CD-R write speed
    • ZenDrive U9M:24x
    • WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:48x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
    • ZenDrive U9M:6x
    • WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:4x

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Comparison of ZenDrive U9M, WH08LS20
75 specifications
Design3 differ
InternalDiffersNoYes
Product colourBlackBlack
Disc loading typeDiffersTrayFront
MountingDiffersHorizontalVertical/Horizontal
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffersLaptopDesktop
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWBlu-Ray ROM
Disc types supportedDiffersCD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RWBD, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffersUSB 2.0Serial ATA
Optical disc diameter80,120 mm80,120 mm
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source22.16 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100000 h
Writing speed5 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers24x48x
CD-RW write speed24x24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers6x4x
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one4xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedDiffers8x16x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers6x4x
DVD-R write speedDiffers8x16x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
BD-R write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x
Reading speed8 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers24x48x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers24x48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers24x48x
DVD+R read speedDiffers8x16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers8x16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers8x10x
DVD-Video read speedKnown for one4xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R M-DISC read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM Double Layer read speedDiffers8x12x
Video CD read speedKnown for one10xUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio CD read speedKnown for one10xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speed8x8x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers8x10x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
BD-R read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.8x
BD-RE read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.8x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one160 msUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers140 ms150 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source180 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source180 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Incremental recordingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Restricted overwriteKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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 MavericksUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 HomeYes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)15 - 80%15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 40 °C5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)-30 - 60 °C-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers135.5 mm146 mm
DepthDiffers142.5 mm185 mm
HeightDiffers13.9 mm41.3 mm
WeightDiffers245 g900 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneCyberLink Power2Go 8, CyberLink PowerBackup 2.5, Nero BackItUp, E-GreenUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB Type-A, USB Type-CUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717030Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5, 12 V

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