Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver vs Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black has 5 mm more width than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (133 mm vs 128 mm). The Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black has 18 mm more depth than the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver (145 mm vs 127 mm). The Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver has 1.7 mm more height than the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black (12.7 mm vs 11 mm). Only the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver has internal. Product colour: Black, Silver on the Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver, Black on the Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black.

Internal
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Yes
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:No
Product colour
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Black
Disc loading type
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Tray
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Top
Optical drive type
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:DVD±RW
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Interface
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:Serial ATA
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:Serial ATA III
Width
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:128 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:133 mm
Depth
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:127 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:145 mm
Height
- SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver:12.7 mm
- 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black:11 mm

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Comparison of SN-208FB, 43888
35 specifications	A Samsung SN-208FB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black, Silver Model SN-208FB View product	B Verbatim 43888 optical disc drive Blu-Ray DVD Combo Black Model 43888 View product
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Disc loading typeDiffers	Tray	Top
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Purpose	Laptop	Laptop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Disc types supportedDiffers	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	BD, BD-R, BD-R DL, CD, DVD
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA III
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	0.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	4x
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	128 mm	133 mm
DepthDiffers	127 mm	145 mm
HeightDiffers	12.7 mm	11 mm
WeightDiffers	170 g	215 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A to USB Type-C
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717030

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