Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs Samsung SH-118AB optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black, Silver

19specifications compared
14differ
5identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
- SH-118AB optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black, Silver:Yes
Product colour
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Black
- SH-118AB optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Mounting
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Horizontal
- SH-118AB optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black, Silver:Vertical/Horizontal
Optical drive type
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
- SH-118AB optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black, Silver:DVD-ROM
Interface
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
- SH-118AB optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black, Silver:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:1 MB
- SH-118AB optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black, Silver:0.256 MB
CD write speed
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- SH-118AB optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black, Silver:0x
CD rewrite speed
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- SH-118AB optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black, Silver:0x

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Comparison of SE-208BW, SH-118AB
47 specifications	A Samsung SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SE-208BW View product	B Samsung SH-118AB optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black, Silver Model SH-118AB View product
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance3 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD-ROM
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
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1 MB	0.256 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	0x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	0x
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
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD read speed	8x	8x
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 & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	380 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	140 x 200 x 21.5 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
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
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 Mbit/s
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21.6 MB/s

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