Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black vs Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver

20specifications compared
16differ
4identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has 3.5 MB more drive device, buffer size than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (4 MB vs 0.5 MB). The LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black has 80,000 mm more optical disc diameter than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (80,120 mm vs 120 mm). The Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver has 2 x more DVD+R Double Layer write speed than the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black (6x vs 4x). Product colour: Black on the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black, Black, Silver on the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver. Disc loading type: Front on the LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black, Tray on the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver.

Product colour
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Black
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Disc loading type
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Front
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Tray
Mounting
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Vertical/Horizontal
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Horizontal
Purpose
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Desktop
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Laptop
Optical drive type
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:Blu-Ray ROM
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:DVD±RW
Drive device, buffer size
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:4 MB
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:0.5 MB
Optical disc diameter
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:80,120 mm
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:120 mm
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black:4x
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:6x

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Comparison of WH08LS20, SN-208FB
59 specifications	A LG WH08LS20 optical disc drive Internal Blu-Ray ROM Black Model WH08LS20 View product	B Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver Model SN-208FB View product
Design3 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Disc loading typeDiffers	Front	Tray
MountingDiffers	Vertical/Horizontal	Horizontal
Performance5 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray ROM	DVD±RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD, 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-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	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
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	0.5 MB
Optical disc diameterDiffers	80,120 mm	120 mm
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22.16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	100000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
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
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	6x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	6x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	8x
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-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	4.8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	4.8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Access timeidentical
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	185 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	900 g	170 g
Technical detailsidentical
Input voltageKnown for one	5, 12 V	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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