Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs Samsung SH-224FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black

23specifications compared
16differ
7identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
- SH-224FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
Mounting
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Horizontal
- SH-224FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Vertical/Horizontal
Interface
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
- SH-224FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
CD write speed
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- SH-224FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x
- SH-224FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
- SH-224FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:6x
- SH-224FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
DVD-R write speed
- SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
- SH-224FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:24x

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Comparison of SE-208GB, SH-224FB
42 specifications	A Samsung SE-208GB optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SE-208GB View product	B Samsung SH-224FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model SH-224FB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop/Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
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-DA, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	0.704 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
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 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 speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
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 speedDiffers	8x	12x
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-ROM 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+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
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	220 ms	150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	210 ms	130 ms
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	148.6 mm	148 mm
DepthDiffers	146 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	14 mm	42 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	680 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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