Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS External slim combo cd-rw vs Freecom DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK

8specifications compared
8differ
0identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- External slim combo cd-rw:No
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:Yes
CD write speed
- External slim combo cd-rw:24x
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:32x
CD rewrite speed
- External slim combo cd-rw:12x
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:16x
CD read speed
- External slim combo cd-rw:24x
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:40x
DVD read speed
- External slim combo cd-rw:8x
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:12x
Weight
- External slim combo cd-rw:250 g
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:1.1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- External slim combo cd-rw:139 x 142 x 16 mm
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:200 x 147 x 42 mm

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Comparison of External slim combo cd-rw, DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK
22 specifications	A ASUS External slim combo cd-rw View product	B Freecom DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	32x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	12x	16x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	12x
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	250 g	1.1 kg
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 ~ 240V (50 ~ 60Hz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD: DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD-Video, DVD+R/RW; CD: CD-Audio, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-I, Mixed Mode CD-ROM, Photo CD, CD-Extra, Video CD, CD-Text, DVCD, Bootable CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	139 x 142 x 16 mm	200 x 147 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE, and Mac OS X	Windows 98/SE/ME/2000Professional/XP
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mb hdd disk space Pentium II 450 Mhz or higher 64 mb RAM
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL950, CSA950, EN60950, HHS Class1, EN60825-1, EN55022, EN610003-2, EN610003-3, EN50082-1
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Video edit & autoring software DVD CD recording software Power DVD Mpeg-2 decoding software

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