Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Origin Storage Media Bay DVDRW 8x 5.25" SATA vs Samsung SE-208AB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- Media Bay DVDRW 8x 5.25" SATA:Yes
- SE-208AB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:No
Optical drive type
- Media Bay DVDRW 8x 5.25" SATA:DVD±RW
- SE-208AB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:DVD±R/RW
Interface
- Media Bay DVDRW 8x 5.25" SATA:Serial ATA
- SE-208AB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW:USB 2.0

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Comparison of Media Bay DVDRW 8x 5.25" SATA, SE-208AB
49 specifications	A Origin Storage Media Bay DVDRW 8x 5.25" SATA View product	B Samsung SE-208AB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Model SE-208AB View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Mounting	Horizontal	Horizontal
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	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
LightScribe	No	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	120 mm
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell Latitude E4300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 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-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
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
DVD read speedKnown for one	8x	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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	169 x 181 x 47 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 144 x 20.8 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Atom 1.6 GHz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 SP4/XP/Vista/7 Mac X 10.4.6+
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.8 MB/s
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
Size (imperial)Known for one	13.3 cm (5.25")	Unknown — not stated by the source

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