Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Buffalo DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black vs Samsung SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

25specifications compared
18differ
7identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:No
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
Interface
- DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:USB 2.0
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Serial ATA
CD write speed
- DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:16x
DVD+R write speed
- DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:6x
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD-R write speed
- DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:16x
DVD-RAM write speed
- DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black:5x
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x

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Comparison of DVSM-PC58U2V, SH-222AL
46 specifications	A Buffalo DVSM-PC58U2V optical disc drive DVD±R/RW Black Model DVSM-PC58U2V View product	B Samsung SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model SH-222AL View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	145 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	153 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	19 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	340 g	750 g
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 x 170 x 42 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 MB/s
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms

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