Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Verbatim 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black vs Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Purpose
- 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:Desktop/Laptop
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:Laptop
Optical drive type
- 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:DVD±RW
Interface
- 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:USB 3.1 Gen 1
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:USB 2.0
Package width
- 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:200 mm
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:170 mm
Package depth
- 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:180 mm
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:160 mm
Package height
- 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:50 mm
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:40 mm
Package weight
- 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:405 g
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:375 g

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Comparison of 43889, External Slimline CD/DVD Writer
28 specifications	A Verbatim 43889 optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black Model 43889 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
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, CD, DVD	CD, CD-DA, CD-ROM, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supported	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	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 10, Windows 7, Windows 8	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	133 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	145 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	11 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	215 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	200 mm	170 mm
Package depthDiffers	180 mm	160 mm
Package heightDiffers	50 mm	40 mm
Package weightDiffers	405 g	375 g
Packaging content1 differ
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedDiffers	USB Type-A to USB Type-C, USB Type-C to USB Type-A	USB
Manual	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nero Burn & Archive
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84717030	84717030
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x

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