External Optical Drives
ASUS ZenDrive U9M Silver
Why choose it
Choose the silver ZenDrive U9M for CD and DVD work across USB-A and USB-C laptops: it uses USB power and also supports writing M-DISC DVDs.1
Before you buy
It cannot read Blu-ray discs, and its bundled backup and burning applications are for Windows, even though the drive also supports macOS.1
The details
Specifications
Core specifications6
| Blu-ray read support | No1 |
|---|---|
| USB powered | Yes1 |
| USB version | USB 2.01 |
| DVD write speed | 8 x1 |
| M-DISC write support | Yes1 |
| USB-C support | Yes1 |
More specifications5
| CD write speed | 24 x1 |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 13.9 mm1 |
| Bundled software | E-Green Nero BackItUp CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 CyberLink Power2Go 8 (Host: Windows OS; Tested configuration: PCB color and bundled software versions are subject to change without notice.)1 |
| Operating system support | Mac OS® X 10.6 and above Windows® 8 / 8.1 Windows® 10 Windows® 111 |
| Disc loading | Tacka2 |
Specifications not documented (9)
Blu-ray write speed, Weight, Ultra HD Blu-ray reading, BDXL write support, Blu-ray read speed, DVD-RAM write speed, Buffer size, Quiet playback mode, CD ripping error recovery.
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