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Samsung SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW vs Samsung SH-S222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

26specifications compared
4differ
22identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:48x
- SH-S222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
CD read speed
- SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:48x
- SH-S222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:40x
DVD-RW read speed
- SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:8x
- SH-S222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
- SH-S222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:148 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of SH-222AB, SH-S222AL
37 specifications	A Samsung SH-222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Model SH-222AB View product	B Samsung SH-S222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model SH-S222AL View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Optical drive type	DVD±R/RW	DVD±R/RW
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	1.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	1500 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	48x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	16x	16x
DVD+R write speed	22x	22x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD-R write speed	22x	22x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	40x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speed	48x	48x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
DVD+R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RAM read speed	12x	12x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	750 g	750 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM / XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm	148 x 170 x 42 mm

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