Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black vs Samsung SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:Black
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:Silver
Disc loading type
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:Tray
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:Slot
Purpose
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:Laptop
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:Desktop/Laptop
Depth
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:143 mm
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:138.4 mm
Height
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:14 mm
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:17 mm
Weight
- SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black:250 g
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:260 g

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Comparison of SE-218CN, SE-B18AB
41 specifications	A Samsung SE-218CN optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Black Model SE-218CN View product	B Samsung SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver Model SE-B18AB View product
Design2 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Slot
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi DL
Disc types supported	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer size	1 MB	1 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	148 mm	148 mm
DepthDiffers	143 mm	138.4 mm
HeightDiffers	14 mm	17 mm
WeightDiffers	250 g	260 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	169 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	181 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	39 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	400 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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