Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver

21specifications compared
14differ
7identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 24 x more CD write speed than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (48x vs 24x). The ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 2 x more DVD+R Double Layer write speed than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (8x vs 6x). The ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black has 16 x more DVD+R write speed than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (24x vs 8x). Product colour: Black on the ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Black, Silver on the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver. Disc loading type: Front on the ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Tray on the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver.

Product colour
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Black
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Disc loading type
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Front
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Tray
Purpose
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Desktop
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Laptop
CD write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:6x
DVD+R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:6x
DVD-R write speed
- DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:8x

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Comparison of DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G, SN-208FB
44 specifications	A ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS/P2G View product	B Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver Model SN-208FB View product
Design2 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Disc loading typeDiffers	Front	Tray
Mounting	Horizontal	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL	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
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	24x	8x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	600 g	170 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink Power2Go 8 CyberLink PowerBackup 2.6 Nero BackItUp E-Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V, 12V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel® Pentium® 300 MHz or higher	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	10 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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