Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SH-S223B, 10-pk vs Samsung SH-S223L ivory

28specifications compared
21differ
7identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:Black
- SH-S223L ivory:Ivory
Mounting
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:Horizontal
- SH-S223L ivory:Vertical/Horizontal
CD write speed
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:22x
- SH-S223L ivory:48x
CD rewrite speed
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:22x
- SH-S223L ivory:4x
CD-R write speed
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:40x
- SH-S223L ivory:48x
CD-RW write speed
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:40x
- SH-S223L ivory:4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:12x
- SH-S223L ivory:16x
DVD+R write speed
- SH-S223B, 10-pk:16x
- SH-S223L ivory:22x

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Comparison of SH-S223B, 10-pk, SH-S223L ivory
36 specifications	A Samsung SH-S223B, 10-pk View product	B Samsung SH-S223L ivory View product
Design2 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Ivory
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
MountingDiffers	Horizontal	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
Interface	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed9 differ
CD write speedDiffers	22x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	22x	4x
CD-R write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD-RW write speedDiffers	40x	4x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	12x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	12x	12x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	16x	22x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	12x	6x
Reading speed9 differ
CD read speedDiffers	22x	48x
CD-R read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-RW read speedDiffers	4x	40x
DVD+R read speedDiffers	22x	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R read speedDiffers	22x	16x
DVD-RAM read speed	12x	12x
DVD-ROM read speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD-RW read speedDiffers	6x	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedDiffers	16x	12x
DVD+RW read speedDiffers	8x	12x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	DVD-Video, DVD+R, DVD-R, CD-ROM XA, Photo-CD, Video-CD, Photo-CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-DA, CD+E(G)CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT	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
Dimensions (WxDxH)	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	7.2 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms

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