Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal vs Samsung SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal:Serial ATA
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:EIDE/ATAPI
CD-RW write speed
- CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal:24x
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal:8x
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:16x
DVD+R write speed
- CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal:16x
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal:8x
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD-R write speed
- CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal:16x
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:22x
CD-R read speed
- CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal:48x
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:40x
CD-RW read speed
- CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal:40x
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x

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Comparison of CH12LS28, SH-S222AB/MIDS
41 specifications	A LG CH12LS28 optical disc drive Internal Model CH12LS28 View product	B Samsung SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model SH-S222AB/MIDS View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATAPI
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	160 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed5 differ
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 speed	48x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	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 speed2 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	32x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 172 x 41.3 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	150 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source

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