Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SH-222AL/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory vs Samsung SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black

28specifications compared
8differ
20identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- SH-222AL/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:Ivory
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:Black
Interface
- SH-222AL/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:Serial ATA
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:EIDE/ATAPI
CD rewrite speed
- SH-222AL/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:24x
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
DVD-R write speed
- SH-222AL/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:16x
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:22x
CD-RW read speed
- SH-222AL/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:40x
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
DVD-RW read speed
- SH-222AL/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:8x
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- SH-222AL/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:150 ms
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:130 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SH-222AL/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory:148 x 170 x 42 mm
- SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of SH-222AL/BEWE, SH-S222AB/MIDS
40 specifications	A Samsung SH-222AL/BEWE optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Ivory Model SH-222AL/BEWE View product	B Samsung SH-S222AB/MIDS optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model SH-S222AB/MIDS View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Ivory	Black
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATAPI
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	1.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Reading speed2 differ
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	32x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	150 ms	130 ms
Access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 170 x 42 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	1500 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM

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