Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SH-118DB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black vs Samsung SH-224GB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Optical drive type
- SH-118DB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
- SH-224GB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:DVD Super Multi DL
CD rewrite speed
- SH-118DB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:48x
- SH-224GB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:24x
DVD-R write speed
- SH-118DB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black:8x
- SH-224GB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black:24x

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Comparison of SH-118DB, SH-224GB
21 specifications	A Samsung SH-118DB optical disc drive Internal DVD±RW Black Model SH-118DB View product	B Samsung SH-224GB optical disc drive Internal DVD Super Multi DL Black Model SH-224GB View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Front	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingKnown for one	Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD-DA, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW	CD, 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
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 MB
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	48x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	24x
Reading speedidentical
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows XP

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