Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-406AB optical disc drive Black vs Samsung SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

24specifications compared
19differ
5identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-406AB optical disc drive Black:No
- SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Yes
Drive device, buffer size
- SE-406AB optical disc drive Black:2 MB
- SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:1.5 MB
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- SE-406AB optical disc drive Black:6x
- SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:16x
DVD+R write speed
- SE-406AB optical disc drive Black:8x
- SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- SE-406AB optical disc drive Black:6x
- SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD-R write speed
- SE-406AB optical disc drive Black:8x
- SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:22x
DVD-RAM write speed
- SE-406AB optical disc drive Black:5x
- SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
CD-R read speed
- SE-406AB optical disc drive Black:24x
- SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:40x

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Comparison of SE-406AB, SH-S222AB
45 specifications	A Samsung SE-406AB optical disc drive Black Model SE-406AB View product	B Samsung SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model SH-S222AB View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±R/RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	2 MB	1.5 MB
Writing speed5 differ
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
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 speed	6x	6x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	130 ms	150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access time	130 ms	130 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	200 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	340 g	750 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	226 x 220 x 107 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	141 x 161 x 21.5 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs

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