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Side-by-side specification comparison for ASUS ZenDrive U8M SDRW-08U8M-U - Disk drive - DVD�RW (�R DL) - 8x/8x - USB-C - external - black, ASUS ZenDrive V1M SDRW-08V1M-U - Disk drive - DVD�RW (�R DL) - 8x/8x - USB-C - external - black, ASUS ZenDrive U7M SDRW-08U7M-U - Disk drive - DVD�RW (�R DL) / DVD-RAM - 8x/8x/5x - USB 2.0 - external - silver, ASUS ZenDrive U9M SDRW-08U9M-U - Disk drive - DVD�RW (�R DL) - 8x/8x - USB 2.0 - external - black - for 15, ROG Strix G15, ROG Zephyrus Duo 15, ROG Zephyrus G14, TUF505, ZenBook 13, ASUS ZenDrive U9M SDRW-08U9M-U - Disk drive - DVD�RW (�R DL) - 8x/8x - USB 2.0 - external - silver - for 15, ROG Strix G15, ROG Zephyrus Duo 15, ROG Zephyrus G14, TUF505, ZenBook 13
Specification	Current product Asus ASUS ZenDrive U8M SDRW-08U8M-U - Disk drive - DVD�RW (�R DL) - 8x/8x - USB-C - external - black 90DD0290-M29000 £28.98 £34.78 inc VAT 29 leftView & Buy	Asus ASUS ZenDrive V1M SDRW-08V1M-U - Disk drive - DVD�RW (�R DL) - 8x/8x - USB-C - external - black 90DD02L0-M29000 £31.35 £37.62 inc VAT 1 leftView & Buy	Asus ASUS ZenDrive U7M SDRW-08U7M-U - Disk drive - DVD�RW (�R DL) / DVD-RAM - 8x/8x/5x - USB 2.0 - external - silver 90DD01X2-M29000 £31.83 £38.20 inc VAT 4 leftView & Buy	Asus ASUS ZenDrive U9M SDRW-08U9M-U - Disk drive - DVD�RW (�R DL) - 8x/8x - USB 2.0 - external - black - for 15, ROG Strix G15, ROG Zephyrus Duo 15, ROG Zephyrus G14, TUF505, ZenBook 13 90DD02A0-M29000 £31.83 £38.20 inc VAT 69 leftView & Buy	Asus ASUS ZenDrive U9M SDRW-08U9M-U - Disk drive - DVD�RW (�R DL) - 8x/8x - USB 2.0 - external - silver - for 15, ROG Strix G15, ROG Zephyrus Duo 15, ROG Zephyrus G14, TUF505, ZenBook 13 90DD02A2-M29000 £31.83 £38.20 inc VAT 13 leftView & Buy
Access time
Access time	—	—	160 ms	—	—
CD-ROM drive average random access time	—	—	160 ms	140 ms	140 ms
DVD drive average random access time	—	—	160 ms	160 ms	160 ms
Reading speed
Audio CD read speed	—	—	—	10x	10x
CD read speed	—	24x	24x	—	—
CD-R read speed	24x	24x	24x	24x	24x
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x	24x	24x	24x
CD-RW read speed	—	—	24x	24x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	—	8x	8x	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x	8x	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speed	—	—	5x	—	—
DVD-ROM Double Layer read speed	—	—	—	8x	8x
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x	8x	—	—
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x	8x	8x	8x
DVD-Video read speed	—	—	—	4x	4x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	—	8x	8x	8x
DVD+R M-DISC read speed	8x	—	—	8x	8x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x	8x	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x	8x	8x	8x
Video CD read speed	—	—	—	10x	10x
Packaging content
Bundled software	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	Cyberlink Power2Go 8 Cyberlink PowerBackup 2.5 E-Green	CyberLink Power2Go 8, CyberLink PowerBackup 2.5, Nero BackItUp, E-Green	CyberLink Power2Go 8, CyberLink PowerBackup 2.5, Nero BackItUp, E-Green
Cables included	—	—	—	USB Type-A, USB Type-C	—
Quantity per pack	—	—	—	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Writing speed
CD rewrite speed	—	—	24x	—	—
CD write speed	—	24x	24x	—	—
CD-R write speed	24x	24x	24x	24x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x	24x	24x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	6x	—	6x	6x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x	8x	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	—	—	5x	—	—
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x	6x	6x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	—	6x	6x	6x
DVD+R M-DISC write speed	4x	—	—	4x	4x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x	8x	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x	8x	8x	8x
Weight & dimensions
Depth	142.5 mm	150 mm	142.5 mm	142.5 mm	142.5 mm
Height	13.9 mm	14.6 mm	13.9 mm	13.9 mm	13.9 mm
Weight	235 g	255 g	228 g	245 g	245 g
Width	135.5 mm	142 mm	135.5 mm	135.5 mm	135.5 mm
Design
Disc loading type	Tray	Front	Tray	Tray	Tray
Internal	No	No	No	No	No
Mounting	Horizontal	—	Vertical/Horizontal	Horizontal	Horizontal
Product colour	Black	Black	Silver	Black	Silver
Performance
Disc types supported	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Interface	USB Type-C	USB Type-C	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Optical disc diameter	80,120 mm	—	80,120 mm	80,120 mm	80,120 mm
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW	DVD±RW	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Purpose	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop	Laptop
Record modes
Disc-at-once (DAO)	—	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Incremental recording	—	—	—	Yes	Yes
Multi session	—	—	—	Yes	Yes
Over-burn writing	—	—	—	Yes	Yes
Packet writing	—	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Random write	—	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Restricted overwrite	—	—	—	Yes	Yes
Sequential writing	—	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)	—	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)	—	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Logistics data
Harmonized System (HS) code	84717030	84717030	84717030	84717030	84717030
System requirements
Mac operating systems supported	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 11.0 Big Sur	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 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, 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 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Yes	Windows 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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Windows 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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Operational conditions
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	—	—	15 - 80%	15 - 80%	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	—	—	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	—	—	10 - 90%	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)	—	—	-30 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Technical details
Playback disc formats	—	—	CD audio, CD video, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video	—	—

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