Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver vs Samsung SU-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Silver

24specifications compared
10differ
14identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:No
- SU-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Silver:Yes
Disc loading type
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:Slot
- SU-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Silver:Tray
Interface
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:USB 2.0
- SU-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Silver:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:1 MB
- SU-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Silver:0.512 MB
DVD-RW read speed
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:8x
- SU-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Silver:6x
Width
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:148 mm
- SU-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Silver:128 mm
Depth
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:138.4 mm
- SU-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Silver:127 mm
Height
- SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver:17 mm
- SU-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Silver:9.5 mm

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Comparison of SE-B18AB, SU-208FB
42 specifications	A Samsung SE-B18AB optical disc drive DVD Super Multi DL Silver Model SE-B18AB View product	B Samsung SU-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Silver Model SU-208FB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Disc loading typeDiffers	Slot	Tray
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
PurposeKnown for one	Desktop/Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
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-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1 MB	0.512 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
Writing speedidentical
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
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 speedDiffers	8x	6x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	9.5 mm
WeightDiffers	260 g	138 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
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 ms

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