Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

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

26specifications compared
3differ
23identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:24x
- SH-S222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:32x
DVD-R write speed
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:16x
- SH-S222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:22x
DVD-RW read speed
- SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:8x
- SH-S222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black:12x

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Comparison of SH-222AL, SH-S222AL
36 specifications	A Samsung SH-222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model SH-222AL View product	B Samsung SH-S222AL optical disc drive Internal DVD±R/RW Black Model SH-S222AL View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Vertical/Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
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 speed1 differ
CD read speed	40x	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-RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD+RW read speed	12x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	150 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	750 g	750 g
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)	148 x 170 x 42 mm	148 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

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