Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs Samsung SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black

34specifications compared
28differ
6identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
Disc loading type
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:Top
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Tray
Mounting
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:Horizontal
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Vertical/Horizontal
Optical drive type
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
Interface
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:1 MB
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:1.5 MB
CD write speed
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
CD rewrite speed
- SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:4x

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Comparison of SE-208DB, SH-224BB
43 specifications	A Samsung SE-208DB optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model SE-208DB View product	B Samsung SH-224BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model SH-224BB View product
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Top	Tray
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance4 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±R/RW	DVD±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-ROM, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribe	No	No
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1 MB	1.5 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80,120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	24x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	24x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed10 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	40x
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 speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access time	150 ms	150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	130 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	148.2 mm
DepthDiffers	144 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	20.8 mm	42 mm
WeightKnown for one	300 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Gbit/s

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