Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

LG WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black vs Samsung SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black

28specifications compared
11differ
17identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

LightScribe
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:No
Drive device, buffer size
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:4 MB
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:1.5 MB
DVD+R write speed
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:22x
DVD-R write speed
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:16x
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:22x
CD-R read speed
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:40x
DVD drive average random access time
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:160 ms
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:150 ms
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:130 ms
Width
- WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black:146 mm
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:148.2 mm

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Comparison of WH12LS30, SH-222BB/PRDS
57 specifications	A LG WH12LS30 optical disc drive Internal Black Model WH12LS30 View product	B Samsung SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black Model SH-222BB/PRDS 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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Performance2 differ
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeDiffers	Yes	No
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	1.5 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	22.16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+R DL
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Writing speed2 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 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 rewrite speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
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	24x
Reading speed1 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	10x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
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
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	160 ms	150 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	130 ms
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	180 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	146 mm	148.2 mm
DepthDiffers	172 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	41.3 mm	42 mm
WeightDiffers	800 g	750 g
Other featuresidentical
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	7200 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 Mbit/s
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	226 x 200 x 107 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 g

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