Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs iStorage QS Slim

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black has 1 MB more drive device, buffer size than the iStorage QS Slim (2 MB vs 1 MB). The iStorage QS Slim has 5 mm more width than the CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (140 mm vs 135 mm). The iStorage QS Slim has 3 mm more depth than the CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (140 mm vs 137 mm). Product colour: Black on the CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black, Grey on the iStorage QS Slim. Disc loading type: Tray on the CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black, Front on the iStorage QS Slim.

Product colour
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Black
- QS Slim:Grey
Disc loading type
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Tray
- QS Slim:Front
Purpose
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Laptop
- QS Slim:Desktop/Laptop
Drive device, buffer size
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:2 MB
- QS Slim:1 MB
Width
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:135 mm
- QS Slim:140 mm
Depth
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:137 mm
- QS Slim:140 mm
Height
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:18 mm
- QS Slim:19 mm
Weight
- MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:270 g
- QS Slim:454 g

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Comparison of MS-DVDRW-3.0-012, QS Slim
45 specifications	A CoreParts MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model MS-DVDRW-3.0-012 View product	B iStorage QS Slim View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Front
CertificationKnown for one	CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop/Laptop
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	1 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, DVD
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Secure firmwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speedidentical
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	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
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	135 mm	140 mm
DepthDiffers	137 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	270 g	454 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	218 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	178 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	31 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	420 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	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
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	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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