Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs Samsung SE-506CB optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black

39specifications compared
11differ
28identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Purpose
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Desktop/Laptop
- SE-506CB optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:Laptop
Optical drive type
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
- SE-506CB optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:Blu-Ray RW
Drive device, buffer size
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:0.704 MB
- SE-506CB optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:5 MB
DVD-R Double Layer read speed
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
- SE-506CB optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:8x
- SE-506CB optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:6x
DVD drive average random access time
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:220 ms
- SE-506CB optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:210 ms
- SE-506CB optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:130 ms
Depth
- SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:143 mm
- SE-506CB optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black:145 mm

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Comparison of SE-218GN, SE-506CB
58 specifications	A Samsung SE-218GN optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SE-218GN View product	B Samsung SE-506CB optical disc drive Blu-Ray RW Black Model SE-506CB View product
Performance4 differ
PurposeDiffers	Desktop/Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray RW
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	BD-R, BD-RE, BD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	0.704 MB	5 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
Reading speed2 differ
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	6x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	220 ms	130 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	210 ms	130 ms
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	143 mm	145 mm
HeightDiffers	14.4 mm	17.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	288 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	160 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	40 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	350 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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