Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

iStorage QS Slim vs Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour: Grey on the iStorage QS Slim, Black on the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer. Disc loading type: Front on the iStorage QS Slim, Tray on the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer. Purpose: Desktop/Laptop on the iStorage QS Slim, Laptop on the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer. Interface: USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the iStorage QS Slim, USB 2.0 on the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer.

Product colour
- QS Slim:Grey
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:Black
Disc loading type
- QS Slim:Front
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:Tray
Purpose
- QS Slim:Desktop/Laptop
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:Laptop
Interface
- QS Slim:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:USB 2.0

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Comparison of QS Slim, External Slimline CD/DVD Writer
36 specifications	A iStorage QS Slim View product	B Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Front	Tray
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, DVD	CD, CD-DA, CD-ROM, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	1 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure firmwareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
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+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	140 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	140 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	454 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Burn & Archive
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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