Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black vs Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver

16specifications compared
11differ
5identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black has 1.5 MB more drive device, buffer size than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (2 MB vs 0.5 MB). The Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver has 14 x more CD rewrite speed than the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black (24x vs 10x). The Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver has 109.6 mm more width than the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black (128 mm vs 18.4 mm). Only the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver has internal. Product colour: Black on the CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black, Black, Silver on the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver.

Internal
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:No
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Yes
Product colour
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:Black
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Optical drive type
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:DVD-ROM
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:DVD±RW
Interface
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:IDE/ATAPI
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:2 MB
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:0.5 MB
CD rewrite speed
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:10x
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:24x
Width
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:18.4 mm
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:128 mm
Depth
- MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black:16.3 mm
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:127 mm

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Comparison of MSE-DVD/CD-RW, SN-208FB
43 specifications	A CoreParts MSE-DVD/CD-RW optical disc drive DVD-ROM Black Model MSE-DVD/CD-RW 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
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance4 differ
Purpose	Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD	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	IDE/ATAPI	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	0.5 MB
Optical disc diameter	120 mm	120 mm
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	110 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	18.4 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	16.3 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	300 g	170 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	18.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	16.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	440 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	3.6 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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