Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

HP bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black vs Samsung SH-202J optical disc drive Internal Grey

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
- SH-202J optical disc drive Internal Grey:Grey
Interface
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- SH-202J optical disc drive Internal Grey:IDE/ATA
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- SH-202J optical disc drive Internal Grey:12x
DVD+R write speed
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- SH-202J optical disc drive Internal Grey:20x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- SH-202J optical disc drive Internal Grey:12x
DVD-R write speed
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- SH-202J optical disc drive Internal Grey:20x
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
- SH-202J optical disc drive Internal Grey:130 ms

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Comparison of bd340i, SH-202J
52 specifications	A HP bd340i optical disc drive Internal Black Model bd340i View product	B Samsung SH-202J optical disc drive Internal Grey Model SH-202J View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	IDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	1.3 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed4 differ
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	12x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	20x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	20x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	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	32x
Reading speedidentical
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
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	12x
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	12x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access time	150 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
Multi sessionKnown 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 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	+5-12V/±5-10%	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	150 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22.3 cm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 kg
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	195 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	104 mm

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