Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black vs Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver

22specifications compared
11differ
11identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver has 14 x more CD read speed than the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black (24x vs 10x). The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black has 10 mm more width than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (138 mm vs 128 mm). The Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black has 25 mm more depth than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (152 mm vs 127 mm). Only the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver has internal. Product colour: Black on the Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black, Black, Silver on the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver.

Internal
- DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:No
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Yes
Product colour
- DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:Black
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Purpose
- DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:Desktop/Laptop
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Laptop
Optical drive type
- DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:DVD Super Multi DL
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:DVD±RW
Interface
- DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:USB 2.0
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Serial ATA
CD read speed
- DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:10x
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:24x
Width
- DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:138 mm
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:128 mm
Depth
- DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:152 mm
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:127 mm

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Comparison of DVSMPT58U2VBK, SN-208FB
45 specifications	A Buffalo DVSMPT58U2VBK optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black Model DVSMPT58U2VBK 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	Black	Black, Silver
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, 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 2.0	Serial ATA
Optical disc diameter	120 mm	120 mm
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	480 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 MB
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	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
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-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	10x	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
CD-RW 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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	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 Double Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	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 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, 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 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	138 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	152 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	14.4 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	300 g	170 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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