| General |
| Device Type | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM drive - external |
| Colour | Silver |
| Interface | USB 2.0 |
| Width | 13.55 cm |
| Depth | 14.25 cm |
| Height | 1.39 cm |
| Weight | 228 g |
| Optical Storage |
| Type | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM |
| Read Speed | 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD) |
| Write Speed | 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 6x (DVD±R DL) |
| CD / DVD Rewrite Speed | 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM) |
| Supported Recording Modes | Multisession, disc-at-once, track-at-once, packet writing, session-at-once, restricted overwrite, random access write, incremental recording, sequential write |
| Supported Media Formats | CD Text, CD Extra, CD-DA (audio), CD-I, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-ROM, DVD-Video |
| Supported Media Types | CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, M-DISC |
| Access Time | 160 ms (DVD), 160 ms (CD) |
| Features | Horizontal/vertical mountable, E-Green Engine technology, Disc Encryption |
| Miscellaneous |
| Included Accessories | 2 x M-Disc media |
| Software / System Requirements |
| Software Included | NERO BackItUp, ASUS WebStorage |
| OS Required | Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 |
| System Requirements Details | Pentium 4 - 2 GHz - RAM: 512 MB |
| Environmental Parameters |
| Min Operating Temperature | 5 °C |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Humidity Range Operating | 15 - 80% (non-condensing) |