Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP DVD SuperMulti vs Samsung SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD SuperMulti:Yes
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
Disc loading type
- DVD SuperMulti:Tray
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:Top
Optical drive type
- DVD SuperMulti:DVD Super Multi
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
Interface
- DVD SuperMulti:Serial ATA
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
Optical disc diameter
- DVD SuperMulti:120 mm
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:80,120 mm

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Comparison of DVD SuperMulti, SE-208DB
50 specifications	A HP DVD SuperMulti View product	B Samsung SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model SE-208DB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Top
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD±R/RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	Serial ATA	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	120 mm	80,120 mm
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
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+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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.8 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 g
Other featuresidentical
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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