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External DVD-Only Drives

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Verbatim 43886 External Slimline CD/DVD Writer USB-C

Choose the Verbatim 43886 for everyday CD and DVD jobs on a USB-C computer, with an 11 mm body and USB power.¹²

Its thin body is easy to carry, it needs no wall adapter, and it writes DVD-R discs at up to 8x. The included Nero Burn & Archive software is for Windows.¹²

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Specification	Verbatim 43886 External Slimline CD/DVD Writer USB-C	ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U LITE Black	ASUS ZenDrive U8M Black	ASUS ZenDrive U9M Silver	LG GP65NB60	Verbatim 98938 External Slimline CD/DVD Writer
Blu-ray read support	No¹	No¹⁰	No⁵	No⁶	No¹¹	No⁹
USB powered	Yes²	Yes³	Yes⁵	Yes⁶	Yes¹²	Yes⁹
USB version	USB 3.2 Gen1¹	USB 2.0³	USB 2.0⁴	USB 2.0⁶	USB 2.0⁷	USB 2.0⁸
Weight	Not published	Not published	235 g¹³	Not published	Not published	Not published
DVD write speed	8 x²	8 x³	8 x⁵	8 x⁶	8 x¹¹	8 x⁸
M-DISC write support	Not published	Yes³	Yes⁵	Yes⁶	Not published	Not published
USB-C support	Yes¹	No³	Yes⁵	Yes⁶	Not published	Yes⁹

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Specification	Our pickVerbatim 43886 External Slimline CD/DVD Writer USB-C	ASUS SDRW-08D2S-U LITE Black	ASUS ZenDrive U8M Black	ASUS ZenDrive U9M Silver	LG GP65NB60	Verbatim 98938 External Slimline CD/DVD Writer
Blu-ray read support	No¹	No¹⁰	No⁵	No⁶	No¹¹	No⁹
USB powered	Yes²	Yes³	Yes⁵	Yes⁶	Yes¹²	Yes⁹
USB version	USB 3.2 Gen1¹	USB 2.0³	USB 2.0⁴	USB 2.0⁶	USB 2.0⁷	USB 2.0⁸
Weight	Not published	Not published	235 g¹³	Not published	Not published	Not published
DVD write speed	8 x²	8 x³	8 x⁵	8 x⁶	8 x¹¹	8 x⁸
M-DISC write support	Not published	Yes³	Yes⁵	Yes⁶	Not published	Not published
USB-C support	Yes¹	No³	Yes⁵	Yes⁶	Not published	Yes⁹