Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black vs Samsung SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW

26specifications compared
16differ
10identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:No
- SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:Yes
Interface
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:4 MB
- SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:1.5 MB
CD-R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:40x
- SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:8x
- SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:16x
DVD+R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:16x
- SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:8x
- SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:12x
DVD-R write speed
- BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black:16x
- SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:22x

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Comparison of BW-12D1S-U, SH-222AB
61 specifications	A ASUS BW-12D1S-U optical disc drive Black Model BW-12D1S-U View product	B Samsung SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Model SH-222AB View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	1.5 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 MB/s
Writing speed6 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-RW write speed	24x	24x
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
Reading speed3 differ
CD-R read speed	40x	40x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	170 ms	150 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	130 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.29 kg	750 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Cyberlink Power2Go 7 Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 with Magic Cinema Cyberlink PowerBackup 2.5 Cyberlink InstantBurn 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5V ±5%, 2A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	243 x 165 x 63 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM / XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT

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