Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive vs Samsung SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

32specifications compared
22differ
10identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:DVD±RW
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
Drive device, buffer size
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:2 MB
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:1 MB
CD write speed
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:48x
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
CD rewrite speed
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:32x
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
CD-R write speed
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:48x
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
CD-RW write speed
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:32x
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:8x
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive:16x
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:8x

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Comparison of QS208AA, SN-208BB
43 specifications	A HP 16X SATA SuperMulti Black Drive Model QS208AA View product	B Samsung SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model SN-208BB View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD±R/RW
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	1 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed9 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
Reading speed7 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	170 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	125 ms	170 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	203 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightDiffers	44 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	150 g
Other featuresidentical
Relative humidityKnown for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD + R (DL), DVD + RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multisession CD, CD-EXTRA, Video-CD (MPEG1 Video), Super Audio CD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 x 127 x 12.7 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Technical detailsidentical
HP segmentKnown for one	Business	Unknown — not stated by the source

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