Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk vs Samsung SH-S222A, Silver

Key differences

Product colour
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:Black
- SH-S222A, Silver:Silver
Interface
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:Serial ATA
- SH-S222A, Silver:EIDE/ATA
LightScribe
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:Yes
- SH-S222A, Silver:No
CD write speed
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:48x
- SH-S222A, Silver:40x
CD rewrite speed
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:48x
- SH-S222A, Silver:32x
CD-R write speed
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:48x
- SH-S222A, Silver:40x
CD-RW write speed
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:4x
- SH-S222A, Silver:32x
CD-R read speed
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk:40x
- SH-S222A, Silver:48x

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Comparison of 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk, SH-S222A, Silver
36 specifications	A Samsung 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Black Bulk View product	B Samsung SH-S222A, Silver View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeDiffers	Yes	No
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	48x	32x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	4x	32x
Reading speed4 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	12x	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	159 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 ms
Other featuresidentical
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-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I(FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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