Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs Samsung SE-218BB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

14specifications compared
1differ
13identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Weight
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:380 g
- SE-218BB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:255 g

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Comparison of SE-208BW, SE-218BB
44 specifications	A Samsung SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SE-208BW View product	B Samsung SE-218BB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SE-218BB View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Disc types supportedKnown for one	CD, CD-R, 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	1 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Writing speedidentical
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	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	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	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	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	190 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	190 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	380 g	255 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	140 x 200 x 21.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista/7 MAC OS 10+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	802.11b/g/n	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x microUSB 1 x RJ45	Unknown — not stated by the source

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