Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black has 4 mm more width than the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black (137 mm vs 133 mm). The Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black has 131 mm more depth than the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black (145 mm vs 14 mm). The Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black has 133 mm more height than the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black (144 mm vs 11 mm). Disc loading type: Tray on the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black, Top on the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black. Optical drive type: DVD±RW on the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black, Blu-Ray DVD Combo on the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black.

Disc loading type
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Tray
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Top
Optical drive type
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Interface
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Serial ATA III
Width
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:137 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:133 mm
Depth
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:14 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:145 mm
Height
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:144 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:11 mm
Weight
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:200 g
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:215 g

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Comparison of 784-BBBI, 43888
37 specifications	A Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model 784-BBBI View product	B Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model 43888 View product
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Top
Performance3 differ
Purpose	Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, CD, DVD
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA III
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	- Dell Inspiron 11 3147, 11 3148, 13 7348, 14 3451, 15 3551, 5458, 5555, 5558 - Dell Latitude 14 Rugged Extreme (7404), 3340, 3450, E5250, E5450, E5550, E7250, E7450 - Dell OptiPlex 3020 (micro), 9020 (micro) - Dell Precision Mobile Workstation M3800 - Dell Vostro 14 3458, 3558 - Dell XPS 15 (9530)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
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-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
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	137 mm	133 mm
DepthDiffers	14 mm	145 mm
HeightDiffers	144 mm	11 mm
WeightDiffers	200 g	215 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Media Suite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A to USB Type-C
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030

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