Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Silver Retail vs Samsung SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver

Key differences

Interface
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Silver Retail:Serial ATA
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:EIDE/ATA
CD rewrite speed
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Silver Retail:48x
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Silver Retail:16x
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:12x
DVD+R write speed
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Silver Retail:22x
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:20x
DVD-R write speed
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Silver Retail:22x
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:20x
CD read speed
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Silver Retail:48x
- SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver:40x

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Comparison of 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Silver Retail, SH-S202J
20 specifications	A Samsung 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Silver Retail View product	B Samsung SH-S202J optical disc drive Internal Silver Model SH-S202J View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	48x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	22x	20x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	22x	20x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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 & dimensionsidentical
Weight	750 g	750 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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