Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold vs Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver

18specifications compared
9differ
9identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold has 80,000 mm more optical disc diameter than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (80,120 mm vs 120 mm). The ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold has 7.5 mm more width than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (135.5 mm vs 128 mm). The ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold has 15.5 mm more depth than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (142.5 mm vs 127 mm). Only the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver has internal. Product colour: Gold on the ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold, Black, Silver on the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver.

Internal
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:No
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Yes
Product colour
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Gold
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Purpose
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:Desktop/Laptop
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Laptop
Optical disc diameter
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:80,120 mm
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:120 mm
Width
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:135.5 mm
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:128 mm
Depth
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:142.5 mm
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:127 mm
Height
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:13.9 mm
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:12.7 mm
Weight
- SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold:235 g
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:170 g

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Comparison of SDRW-08U8M-U, SN-208FB
42 specifications	A ASUS SDRW-08U8M-U optical disc drive DVD±RW Gold Model SDRW-08U8M-U View product	B Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver Model SN-208FB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Gold	Black, Silver
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Mounting	Horizontal	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, 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
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80,120 mm	120 mm
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R M-DISC write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R M-DISC read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	135.5 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	142.5 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	13.9 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	235 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)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717030	Unknown — not stated by the source

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