Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

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

31specifications compared
2differ
29identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

DVD-R write speed
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:16x
- SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:22x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:148 x 170 x 42 mm
- SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of SH-222AL, SH-S222AB
41 specifications	A Samsung SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model SH-222AL View product	B Samsung SH-S222AB optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model SH-S222AB View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Optical drive type	DVD±R/RW	DVD±R/RW
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Drive device, buffer size	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
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 speed1 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
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 speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	40x	40x
CD-R read speed	40x	40x
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 speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access time	150 ms	150 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	750 g	750 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	226 x 220 x 107 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148 x 170 x 42 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	1500 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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