Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Philips 20x DVD±R SATA vs Samsung 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- 20x DVD±R SATA:32x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:48x
DVD+R write speed
- 20x DVD±R SATA:20x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:22x
DVD-R write speed
- 20x DVD±R SATA:20x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:22x
Weight
- 20x DVD±R SATA:900 g
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 20x DVD±R SATA:146 x 170 x 42 mm
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of 20x DVD±R SATA, 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk
43 specifications	A Philips 20x DVD±R SATA View product	B Samsung 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	70000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	20x	22x
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	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	20x	22x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD-R 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	16x
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	16x
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	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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	900 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 170 x 42 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Gbit/s
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 4 1.3GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	9 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP / Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)Known for one	75 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	160 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	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 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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