Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ CD-RW 5232W IDE Int 1pk Bulk vs Freecom CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- CD-RW 5232W IDE Int 1pk Bulk:52x
- CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM:12x
CD rewrite speed
- CD-RW 5232W IDE Int 1pk Bulk:32x
- CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM:10x
CD read speed
- CD-RW 5232W IDE Int 1pk Bulk:52x
- CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM:32x
Weight
- CD-RW 5232W IDE Int 1pk Bulk:1.3 kg
- CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM:1.1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CD-RW 5232W IDE Int 1pk Bulk:155 x 231 x 48 mm
- CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM:47 x 200 x 42 mm

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Comparison of CD-RW 5232W IDE Int 1pk Bulk, CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM
23 specifications	A BenQ CD-RW 5232W IDE Int 1pk Bulk View product	B Freecom CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE/ATA
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	12x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	10x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	32x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.3 kg	1.1 kg
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5 V±5%, Maximum 1.8 A, DC 12 V±5%, Maximum 1.8 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	CD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CDROM/XA, VCD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD-Text	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Session-at-once, Multisession, Packet writing, Raw writing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	155 x 231 x 48 mm	47 x 200 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	IBM PC compatible Pentium 200MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	0.15 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/ ME / 2000/ Xp	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME
Storage media capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+RW, DVD+R
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 45 °C

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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