Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black vs Samsung SW-240BEA optical disc drive Internal

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:Serial ATA
- SW-240BEA optical disc drive Internal:EIDE/ATA
CD write speed
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
- SW-240BEA optical disc drive Internal:40x
CD rewrite speed
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
- SW-240BEA optical disc drive Internal:40x
CD-R write speed
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SW-240BEA optical disc drive Internal:40x
DVD-RW write speed
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:6x
- SW-240BEA optical disc drive Internal:12x
CD read speed
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:22x
- SW-240BEA optical disc drive Internal:40x
CD-ROM read speed
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:48x
- SW-240BEA optical disc drive Internal:40x
CD-RW read speed
- SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black:40x
- SW-240BEA optical disc drive Internal:32x

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Comparison of SH-223L, SW-240BEA
43 specifications	A Samsung SH-223L optical disc drive Internal Black Model SH-223L View product	B Samsung SW-240BEA optical disc drive Internal Model SW-240BEA View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Mounting	Vertical/Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	EIDE/ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	22x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	22x	40x
CD-R write speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	22x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	22x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	6x	12x
Reading speed3 differ
CD read speedDiffers	22x	40x
CD-R read speed	40x	40x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	40x	32x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	110 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 55 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight	750 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-DA/ROM/Form 1/Form 2/Plus/Extra/Photo/Video/Enhanced/I/Fmv/R/RW/TEXT
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/s

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