Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U) vs Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U) has 14 mm more width than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (142 mm vs 128 mm). The ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U) has 23 mm more depth than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (150 mm vs 127 mm). The ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U) has 1.9 mm more height than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (14.6 mm vs 12.7 mm). Only the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver has internal. Product colour: Black on the ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U), Black, Silver on the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver.

Internal
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):No
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Yes
Product colour
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):Black
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Disc loading type
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):Front
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Tray
Purpose
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):Desktop/Laptop
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Laptop
Interface
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):USB Type-C
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Serial ATA
Width
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):142 mm
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:128 mm
Depth
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):150 mm
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:127 mm
Height
- ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U):14.6 mm
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:12.7 mm

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Comparison of ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U), SN-208FB
38 specifications	A ASUS ZenDrive V1M (SDRW-08V1M-U)View product	B Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver Model SN-208FB View product
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Disc loading typeDiffers	Front	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, 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
InterfaceDiffers	USB Type-C	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 speedidentical
CD write speed	24x	24x
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 write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
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 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+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	142 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	150 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	14.6 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	255 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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