Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

iStorage Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black vs Samsung SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

Drive device, buffer size
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:4 MB
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:1 MB
CD-R write speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:48x
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:12x
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:16x
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:8x
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:16x
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
CD-ROM read speed
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:48x
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
DVD drive average random access time
- Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black:160 ms
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:190 ms

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Comparison of U2-BRRW-12X, SE-208BW
63 specifications	A iStorage Kanguru U2-BRRW-12X optical disc drive Black Model U2-BRRW-12X View product	B Samsung SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SE-208BW View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	1 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
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 speedDiffers	48x	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	8x
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-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	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	190 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	190 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	1800 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.7 kg	380 g
WidthKnown for one	152.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	228.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	50.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Windows XP SP2/ Vista / 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 x 200 x 21.5 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP/Vista/7 MAC OS 10+
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b/g/n
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x microUSB 1 x RJ45
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source

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