Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black vs Samsung SH-S223B, 10-pk

22specifications compared
17differ
5identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:22x
CD rewrite speed
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:22x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:12x
DVD+RW write speed
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:12x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:4x
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:12x
DVD-RW write speed
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:6x
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:12x
CD read speed
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:22x
CD-R read speed
- BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:48x

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Comparison of BH08LS, SH-S223B, 10-pk
50 specifications	A LG BH08LS optical disc drive Internal Black Model BH08LS View product	B Samsung SH-S223B, 10-pk 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	Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed6 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	22x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	22x
BD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	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	4x	12x
DVD+R write speed	16x	16x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	12x
DVD-R write speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	12x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Reading speed10 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	22x
CD-R read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	4x
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	12x	22x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	12x	22x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	10x	6x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	10x	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Layer Jump RecordingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random writeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sequential writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	870 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 185 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-Video, DVD+R, DVD-R, CD-ROM XA, Photo-CD, Video-CD, Photo-CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-DA, CD+E(G)CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.2 MB/s

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