Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-506BB optical disc drive White vs Samsung SH-224DB optical disc drive Internal Black

25specifications compared
24differ
1identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:No
- SH-224DB optical disc drive Internal Black:Yes
Product colour
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:White
- SH-224DB optical disc drive Internal Black:Black
Interface
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:USB 2.0
- SH-224DB optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
CD-R write speed
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:24x
- SH-224DB optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:6x
- SH-224DB optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD+R write speed
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:8x
- SH-224DB optical disc drive Internal Black:24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:6x
- SH-224DB optical disc drive Internal Black:8x
DVD-R write speed
- SE-506BB optical disc drive White:8x
- SH-224DB optical disc drive Internal Black:24x

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Comparison of SE-506BB, SH-224DB
57 specifications	A Samsung SE-506BB optical disc drive White Model SE-506BB View product	B Samsung SH-224DB optical disc drive Internal Black Model SH-224DB View product
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Performance2 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-R, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	10.8 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
Writing speed7 differ
CD-R write speedDiffers	24x	48x
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	24x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	6x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	24x
DVD-RAM write speedDiffers	5x	12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	8x	6x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
Reading speed8 differ
CD-R read speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	170 ms
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	145 mm	148 mm
DepthDiffers	145 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	19.5 mm	42 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	680 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
Playback disc typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	228 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82.5 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	164 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 g

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