Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL vs Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The BenQ CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL has 28 x more CD write speed than the Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL (52x vs 24x). The BenQ CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL has 22 x more CD rewrite speed than the Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL (32x vs 10x). The BenQ CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL has 28 x more CD read speed than the Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL (52x vs 24x). Operating relative humidity (H-H): 20 - 60% on the BenQ CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL, 8 - 80% on the Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL. Operating temperature (T-T): 20 on the BenQ CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL, 5 - 50 °C on the Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL.

CD write speed
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:52x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:24x
CD rewrite speed
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:32x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:10x
CD read speed
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:52x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:24x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:20 - 60%
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:20
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:5 - 50 °C
Weight
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:800 g
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:600 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL:14.6 x 17.9 x 4.2 mm
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:144 x 140 x 17 mm

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Comparison of CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL, FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL
33 specifications	A BenQ CD-RW 32xRW52xW52xR IDE Int RETAIL View product	B Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL View product
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL, CSA, TÜV, CE
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	10x
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 speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	24x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 ms
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 60%	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	20	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	800 g	600 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 x 225 x 110 mm
Other features3 differ
Write methodsDiffers	Multisession, disc-at-once, track-at-once, packet writing, session-at-once	Sequential, Random, Incremental, Disc-at-once, Restricted overwrite, Track-at-once, Session-at-once, Packet
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	14.6 x 17.9 x 4.2 mm	144 x 140 x 17 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 700 MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.400 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
DVD+R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
Media types supportedKnown for one	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 pc(s)

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