Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer vs Verbatim Slimline CD/DVD

18specifications compared
8differ
10identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:DVD±RW
- Slimline CD/DVD:DVD-RW
Package width
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:170 mm
- Slimline CD/DVD:175 mm
Package depth
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:160 mm
- Slimline CD/DVD:46 mm
Package height
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:40 mm
- Slimline CD/DVD:163 mm
Package weight
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:375 g
- Slimline CD/DVD:20 g
Bundled software
- External Slimline CD/DVD Writer:Nero Burn & Archive
- Slimline CD/DVD:Nero Burn & Archive software

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Comparison of External Slimline CD/DVD Writer, Slimline CD/DVD
53 specifications	A Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer View product	B Verbatim Slimline CD/DVD View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD-RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-DA, CD-ROM, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Writing speedidentical
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Windows 10 Pro, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Business, Windows XP Professional
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	170 mm	175 mm
Package depthDiffers	160 mm	46 mm
Package heightDiffers	40 mm	163 mm
Package weightDiffers	375 g	20 g
Packaging content1 differ
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Bundled softwareDiffers	Nero Burn & Archive	Nero Burn & Archive software
Printed user guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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