Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver vs Samsung SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

37specifications compared
13differ
24identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Yes
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
Product colour
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Black
Purpose
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Laptop
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Desktop/Laptop
Interface
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Serial ATA
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer size
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:0.5 MB
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:0.704 MB
DVD+RW write speed
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:6x
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
DVD drive average random access time
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:160 ms
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:220 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:140 ms
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:210 ms

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Comparison of GTB0N, SE-208GB
50 specifications	A LG GTB0N optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver Model GTB0N View product	B Samsung SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SE-208GB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Mounting	Horizontal	Horizontal
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-DA, 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-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
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.5 MB	0.704 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	150 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	11.08 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD-R read speed	24x	24x
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speed	5x	5x
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	220 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	140 ms	210 ms
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win	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 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	128 mm	148.6 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	146 mm
HeightDiffers	12.7 mm	14 mm
WeightKnown for one	134 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)

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