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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS DVD-E818A3 optical disc drive Internal Silver vs Samsung SH-S222A optical disc drive Internal

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 4identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Drive device, buffer size
    • 0.198 MB
    • 2 MB
  • CD-RW read speed
    • 32x
    • 40x
  • DVD+R read speed
    • 10x
    • 22x
  • DVD-R Double Layer read speed
    • 8x
    • 12x
  • DVD-R read speed
    • 10x
    • 22x
  • DVD-RW read speed
    • 10x
    • 12x
  • DVD+R Double Layer read speed
    • 8x
    • 16x
  • DVD+RW read speed
    • 10x
    • 12x

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37 specifications
A

ASUS

DVD-E818A3 optical disc drive Internal Silver

Model DVD-E818A3

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B

Samsung

SH-S222A optical disc drive Internal

Model SH-S222A

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Designidentical
InternalYesYes
MountingKnown for oneVertical/Horizontal
Product colourKnown for oneSilver
Performance1 differ
InterfaceEIDE/ATAEIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for oneNo
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers0.198 MB2 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one120 mm
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one40x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one40x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one16x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one22x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one12x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one22x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
Reading speed7 differ
CD read speed48x48x
CD-R read speed48x48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers32x40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers10x22x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers8x12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers10x22x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers10x12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers8x16x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers10x12x
DVD read speedKnown for one18x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers105 ms150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers95 ms30 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers570 g750 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD-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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs41.3 x 145.8 x 170 mm148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/98/XP/Vista

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