Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver vs Samsung SN-208FB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver

20specifications compared
10differ
10identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:No
- SN-208FB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:Yes
Product colour
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:Silver
- SN-208FB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:Black, Silver
Disc loading type
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:Slot
- SN-208FB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:Tray
Interface
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:USB 2.0
- SN-208FB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:1 MB
- SN-208FB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:0.5 MB
Width
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:148 mm
- SN-208FB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:128 mm
Depth
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:138.4 mm
- SN-208FB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:127 mm
Height
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:17 mm
- SN-208FB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver:12.7 mm

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Comparison of SE-B18AB, SN-208FB/BEBE
42 specifications	A Samsung SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver Model SE-B18AB View product	B Samsung SN-208FB/BEBE optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black, Silver Model SN-208FB/BEBE View product
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black, Silver
Disc loading typeDiffers	Slot	Tray
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance3 differ
Disc types supportedDiffers	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, 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
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1 MB	0.5 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Writing speedidentical
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD-R 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 read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	8x	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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	148 mm	128 mm
DepthDiffers	138.4 mm	127 mm
HeightDiffers	17 mm	12.7 mm
WeightDiffers	260 g	170 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 ms

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