Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs Samsung SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black

40specifications compared
4differ
36identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

Width
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:148.6 mm
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:148 mm
Depth
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:146 mm
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:143 mm
Height
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:14 mm
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:14.4 mm

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Comparison of SE-208GB, SE-218GN
45 specifications	A Samsung SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SE-208GB View product	B Samsung SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SE-218GN View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Mounting	Horizontal	Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Purpose	Desktop/Laptop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD±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, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
LightScribe	No	No
Drive device, buffer size	0.704 MB	0.704 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	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 speed	6x	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD-R read speed	24x	24x
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speed	5x	5x
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	220 ms	220 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	210 ms	210 ms
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	148.6 mm	148 mm
DepthDiffers	146 mm	143 mm
HeightDiffers	14 mm	14.4 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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