Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs Samsung SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black

36specifications compared
30differ
6identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Yes
Mounting
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Horizontal
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Vertical/Horizontal
Interface
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:1 MB
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:1.5 MB
CD write speed
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
CD rewrite speed
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:4x
CD-R write speed
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
CD-RW write speed
- SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:24x
- SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:4x

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Comparison of SE-208BW, SH-222BB
52 specifications	A Samsung SE-208BW optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model SE-208BW View product	B Samsung SH-222BB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model SH-222BB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
Optical drive type	DVD±RW	DVD±RW
Disc types supported	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	1 MB	1.5 MB
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Writing speed10 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	4x
CD-R write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	24x	4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	8x
Reading speed12 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-RAM read speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	190 ms	150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	190 ms	130 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sequential writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	380 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	140 x 200 x 21.5 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Gbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista/7 MAC OS 10+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	802.11b/g/n	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x microUSB 1 x RJ45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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