Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Manhattan 179966 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs Samsung SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black

29specifications compared
11differ
18identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Disc loading type
- 179966 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:Tray
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:Top
Optical disc diameter
- 179966 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:120 mm
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:80,120 mm
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- 179966 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:4x
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
DVD drive average random access time
- 179966 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:130 ms
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:150 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 179966 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:10 - 80%
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:5 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 179966 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:5 - 30 °C
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:0 - 40 °C
Width
- 179966 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:138 mm
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:146 mm
Depth
- 179966 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:135 mm
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:144 mm

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Comparison of 179966, SE-208DB
51 specifications	A Manhattan 179966 optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model 179966 View product	B Samsung SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model SE-208DB View product
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Top
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	CE, RU, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive type	DVD±R/RW	DVD±R/RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, 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
Interface	USB 2.0	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
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM 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+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	130 ms	150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms
Access timeKnown for one	110 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	5 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 30 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	138 mm	146 mm
DepthDiffers	135 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	20.8 mm
WeightDiffers	309 g	300 g
Other featuresidentical
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
USB required	Yes	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	166 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB cableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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