Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-S084 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black vs Samsung SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

33specifications compared
8differ
25identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-S084 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:No
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
Mounting
- SE-S084 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:Horizontal
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Vertical/Horizontal
Optical drive type
- SE-S084 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:DVD-RW
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:DVD±R/RW
Drive device, buffer size
- SE-S084 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:2 MB
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:1 MB
DVD drive average random access time
- SE-S084 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:160 ms
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:170 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- SE-S084 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:160 ms
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:170 ms
Weight
- SE-S084 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:420 g
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:150 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SE-S084 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black:141 x 157 x 19 mm
- SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:128 x 127 x 12.7 mm

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Comparison of SE-S084, SN-208BB
43 specifications	A Samsung SE-S084 optical disc drive DVD-RW Black Model SE-S084 View product	B Samsung SN-208BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model SN-208BB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD±R/RW
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	1 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	10.8 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	24x	24x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
CD-R write speed	24x	24x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	6x	6x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM write speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	24x	24x
CD-R read speed	24x	24x
CD-ROM read speed	24x	24x
CD-RW read speed	24x	24x
DVD+R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD-R read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RAM read speed	5x	5x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	170 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	170 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	420 g	150 g
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.7 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	216 x 190 x 81 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	2.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	141 x 157 x 19 mm	128 x 127 x 12.7 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	10.8 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, DVD + R (DL), DVD + RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multisession CD, CD-EXTRA, Video-CD (MPEG1 Video), Super Audio CD

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