Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP BD240i optical disc drive Internal Black vs Samsung SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black

16specifications compared
6differ
10identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BD240i optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
DVD+R write speed
- BD240i optical disc drive Internal Black:26x
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BD240i optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:12x
DVD-R write speed
- BD240i optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
DVD drive average random access time
- BD240i optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- BD240i optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:110 ms

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Comparison of BD240i, SH-223L
42 specifications	A HP BD240i optical disc drive Internal Black Model BD240i View product	B Samsung SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black Model SH-223L View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22x
CD-R write speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speed	32x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	26x	22x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	110 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	250 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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