Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive vs Samsung SH-S222A, Silver

12specifications compared
12differ
0identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:No
- SH-S222A, Silver:Yes
Product colour
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:Black
- SH-S222A, Silver:Silver
CD write speed
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:24x
- SH-S222A, Silver:40x
CD rewrite speed
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:24x
- SH-S222A, Silver:32x
DVD+R write speed
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:4x
- SH-S222A, Silver:22x
DVD-R write speed
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:4x
- SH-S222A, Silver:22x
DVD-RAM write speed
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:5x
- SH-S222A, Silver:12x
CD read speed
- External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive:24x
- SH-S222A, Silver:48x

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Comparison of External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive, SH-S222A, Silver
38 specifications	A Samsung External DVD RW +/- Dual Layer Drive View product	B Samsung SH-S222A, Silver View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
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
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	4x	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	4x	22x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speed5 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	22x
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 speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	6x	12x
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 g
HeightKnown for one	9.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Technical featuresKnown for one	RPC+II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	CyberLink DVD suite	Unknown — not stated by the source

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