Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-506BB optical disc drive White vs Samsung SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black

29specifications compared
27differ
2identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:No
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:Yes
Product colour
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:White
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:Black
Mounting
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:Horizontal
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:Vertical/Horizontal
Interface
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:USB 2.0
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer size
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:4 MB
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:1.5 MB
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:6x
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:8x
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:22x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:6x
- SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black:8x

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Comparison of SE-506BB, SH-222BB/PRDS
56 specifications	A Samsung SE-506BB optical disc drive White Model SE-506BB View product	B Samsung SH-222BB/PRDS optical disc drive Internal DVD+R DL Black Model SH-222BB/PRDS View product
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Performance3 differ
Disc types supportedDiffers	BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-ROM, 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	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribe	No	No
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	4 MB	1.5 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	10.8 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+R DL
Writing speed6 differ
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
BD-R Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE Dual Layer write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE write speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Reading speed10 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	24x	40x
BD-R Dual Layer read speedKnown for one	6x	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	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	180 ms	150 ms
BD-ROM average random access timeKnown for one	350 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeDiffers	190 ms	130 ms
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	145 mm	148.2 mm
DepthDiffers	145 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	19.5 mm	42 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 g
Other featuresidentical
CD transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	3686.4 KB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1500 Mbit/s
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	226 x 200 x 107 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 g

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