Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U) vs iStorage QS Slim

22specifications compared
9differ
13identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U) has 2 mm more width than the iStorage QS Slim (142 mm vs 140 mm). The ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U) has 10 mm more depth than the iStorage QS Slim (150 mm vs 140 mm). The iStorage QS Slim has 4.4 mm more height than the ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U) (19 mm vs 14.6 mm). Product colour: Black on the ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U), Grey on the iStorage QS Slim. Interface: USB Type-C on the ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U), USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the iStorage QS Slim.

Product colour
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):Black
- QS Slim:Grey
Interface
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):USB Type-C
- QS Slim:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Width
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):142 mm
- QS Slim:140 mm
Depth
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):150 mm
- QS Slim:140 mm
Height
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):14.6 mm
- QS Slim:19 mm
Weight
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):255 g
- QS Slim:454 g

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Comparison of ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U), QS Slim
38 specifications	A ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U)View product	B iStorage QS Slim View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD, DVD
InterfaceDiffers	USB Type-C	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Secure firmwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM 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+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	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 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, 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 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	142 mm	140 mm
DepthDiffers	150 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	14.6 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	255 g	454 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
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
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms

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