Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black vs Samsung SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

26specifications compared
20differ
6identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
Optical disc diameter
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:120 mm
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:80,120 mm
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD+R write speed
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD-R write speed
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
DVD-RAM write speed
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:5x
CD-R read speed
- UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x

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Comparison of UH12NS29, SE-208DB
53 specifications	A LG UH12NS29 optical disc drive Internal Black Model UH12NS29 View product	B Samsung SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model SE-208DB View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Top
Mounting	Horizontal	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
LightScribe	No	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	120 mm	80,120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22.16 MB/s	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
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	12x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed10 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	24x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	6x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	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	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions3 differ
Width	146 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	172 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	20.8 mm
WeightDiffers	800 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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	7200 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Unknown — not stated by the source

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