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CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black vs Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer has 151.6 mm more package width than the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black (170 mm vs 18.4 mm). The Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer has 143.7 mm more package depth than the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black (160 mm vs 16.3 mm). The CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black has 4 mm more package height than the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer (44 mm vs 40 mm). Optical drive type: DVD-ROM on the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black, DVD±RW on the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer. Interface: IDE/ATAPI on the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black, USB 2.0 on the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer.

Optical drive type
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:DVD-ROM
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:DVD±RW
Interface
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:IDE/ATAPI
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:USB 2.0
Package width
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:18.4 mm
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:170 mm
Package depth
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:16.3 mm
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:160 mm
Package height
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:44 mm
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:40 mm
Package weight
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:440 g
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:375 g
Cables included
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:AC
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:USB

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Comparison of MSE-DVD/CD-RW, External Slimline CD/DVD Writer
39 specifications	A CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black Model MSE-DVD/CD-RW View product	B Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
Purpose	Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD	CD, CD-DA, CD-ROM, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	IDE/ATAPI	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speedidentical
CD 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-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	110 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther	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 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	18.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	16.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	300 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	18.4 mm	170 mm
Package depthDiffers	16.3 mm	160 mm
Package heightDiffers	44 mm	40 mm
Package weightDiffers	440 g	375 g
Packaging content1 differ
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedDiffers	AC	USB
Manual	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Burn & Archive
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	3.6 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030

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