Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Lenovo ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive vs Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory

4specifications compared
2differ
2identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

CD read speed
- ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive:24x
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory:40x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive:131 x 144 x 13 mm
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive, SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory
38 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkPad DVD-ROM Ultrabay Enhanced Drive View product	B Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Ivory View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ivory
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM 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	8x
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-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	131 x 144 x 13 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	110 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	13 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	200 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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