Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black vs Samsung SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

30specifications compared
13differ
17identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Yes
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
Disc loading type
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Slot
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:Top
Optical drive type
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:DVD Super Multi
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
Interface
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:Serial ATA
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
CD-R read speed
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:2x
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:8x
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD-RAM read speed
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:8x
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:5x
DVD-ROM read speed
- GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black:5x
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x

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Comparison of GP30NB40, SE-208DB
47 specifications	A LG GP30NB40 optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi Black Model GP30NB40 View product	B Samsung SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model SE-208DB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeDiffers	Slot	Top
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance2 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 diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Windows 7, Windows Vista™, Windows XP, Windows 2008, Windows 2003, Mac OS X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	2x	24x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	8x	5x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	5x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	6x
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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	144.5 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	136 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	19.5 mm	20.8 mm
WeightDiffers	242 g	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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64,	Unknown — not stated by the source

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