The SH-S224 drive offers a powerful over-speed performance feature that enables consumers to burn data at high speeds
- even on low speed media. With over-speed recording, users can write at 24X speeds on 16X media & 12X speeds on 8X media. As lower speed media is more cost-effective, users can save money while burning discs at faster speeds. The SH-S224 drive provides blazing recording speeds across a gamut of different data media types including 24X DVD±R recording, 12X DVD-RAM recording, 16X DVD+R Dual Layer recording, 12X DVD-R Dual Layer recording, 8X DVD+RW recording & 6X DVD-RW recording. It enables consumers to burn 4.7GB on a DVD±R disc in Approx. 4 minutes & 26 seconds, a 6 percent increase in speed compared to a 20X DVD writer. It also takes less than 12 minutes to burn 4.7GB in DVD-RAM format, which is a 30 percent increase in speed over a 20X DVD drive. Samsung's SH-S224 drive supports SATA interface, the dominant interface for PCs. As with Samsung's complete Write Master optical disc drive lineup, the SH-S224 features specific technology that ensures best-of-breed performance including SAT1 (Speed Adjustment Technology), TAC2 (Tilt Actuator Compensation) & Double OPC3 (Optimum Power Control). Buffer Under Run Free Technology 4 supports stable writing under high speed, & Magic Speed 5 & ABS (Automatic Ball Balancing System) 6 technologies reduce vibration & noise. The SH-S224 is also eco-friendly designed & is Ro HS compliant. ** Write Speed**
- DVD-R: 24x
- DVD-R: 24x
- DVD-R DL: 12x
- DVD+R DL: 16x
- DVD+RW: 8x
- DVD-RW: 6x
- DVD-RAM: 12x
- CD-R:48x
- CD-RW: 4x ** Read Speed**
- DVD-R: 16x
- DVD+R: 16x
- DVD-R DL: 12x
- DVD+R DL: 12x
- DVD-RW: 12x
- DVD+RW: 12x
- DVD-RAM: 12x
- CD-R: 40x
- CD-RW: 40x