Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer

10specifications compared
3differ
7identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Bundled software: CyberLink Media Suite on the Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black, Nero Burn & Archive on the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer.

Bundled software
- 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:CyberLink Media Suite
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:Nero Burn & Archive

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Comparison of 784-BBBI, External Slimline CD/DVD Writer
38 specifications	A Dell 784-BBBI optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model 784-BBBI View product	B Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Purpose	Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW	CD, CD-DA, CD-ROM, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
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
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 speed	8x	8x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
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
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	137 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	14 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	144 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	200 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	CyberLink Media Suite	Nero Burn & Archive
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	375 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030

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