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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

iStorage QS Slim vs iStorage USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16x

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 7identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • Grey
    • Black
  • Disc loading type
    • Front
    • Tray
  • Optical drive type
    • DVD±RW
    • Blu-Ray DVD Combo
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • 1 MB
    • 4 MB
  • CD-R write speed
    • 24x
    • 48x
  • DVD+R write speed
    • 8x
    • 16x
  • DVD-R write speed
    • 8x
    • 16x
  • CD-ROM drive average random access time
    • 140 ms
    • 150 ms

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52 specifications
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iStorage

QS SlimView product
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iStorage

USB3 BD-RE Blu-ray Disk Burner 16xView product
Design2 differ
InternalNoNo
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Disc loading typeDiffersFrontTray
MountingHorizontalHorizontal
Performance3 differ
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWBlu-Ray DVD Combo
Disc types supportedDiffersCD, DVDBD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
InterfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers1 MB4 MB
Plug and PlayYesYes
PurposeKnown for oneDesktop/Laptop
Secure firmwareKnown for oneYes
Writing speed3 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers24x48x
CD-RW write speed24x24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one8x
BD-R write speedKnown for one16x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one2x
BD-R Triple Layer write speedKnown for one6x
BD-R Quad Layer write speedKnown for one6x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers8x16x
DVD+RW write speed8x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers8x16x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one5x
DVD-RW write speed6x6x
CD write speedKnown for one24x
Reading speedidentical
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
CD read speedKnown for one24x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one8x
Access time1 differ
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one180 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers140 ms150 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one160 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one160 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Fixed packetKnown for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Packet writingKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Variable packetKnown for oneYes
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, 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 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers140 mm152.4 mm
DepthDiffers140 mm228.6 mm
HeightDiffers19 mm50.8 mm
WeightDiffers454 g198.45 g
Other featuresidentical
M-DISC supportedKnown for oneYes
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneUnited States
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB
ManualKnown for oneYes

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