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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 Pro vs Freecom DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 3identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD write speed
    • 40x
    • 32x
  • CD rewrite speed
    • 24x
    • 16x
  • DVD write speed
    • 16x
    • 8x
  • DVD read speed
    • 16x
    • 12x
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 8 - 80%
    • 10 - 90%
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 5 - 50 °C
    • 5 - 45 °C
  • Weight
    • 1 kg
    • 1.1 kg
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 198 x 146 x 42 mm
    • 147 x 200 x 42 mm

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27 specifications
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BenQ

DVD+/-RW DL DW1620 ProView product
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Freecom

DVD+-RW IDE 8x BlackView product
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTray
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one2 MB
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers40x32x
CD rewrite speedDiffers24x16x
DVD write speedDiffers16x8x
DVD rewrite speed4x4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed40x40x
DVD read speedDiffers16x12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one120 ms
Access timeKnown for one140 ms
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs8 - 80%10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 50 °C5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers1 kg1.1 kg
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneDC 5V +/- 5%, ripple 100mVpp; DC12V+/- 10%, ripple 200mVpp
Write methodsDiffersDVD Data & Video; Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, CD Digital Audio, Direct Over write on CDRW, Simulated WritingDisc At Once, Session At once, Track At Once, Multi-Session, PacketWrite. This drive can not record DVDRAM media. Limited DVD-players and DVD-ROM drives may not read DVD RW or DVD R discs. Drive is certified as MultiRead device.
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs198 x 146 x 42 mm147 x 200 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for oneIBM PC compatible Pentium III 550MHz CPU
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one1.1 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 98/ ME / 2000/ XPWindows 98SE/ME/2000Professional/XP
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneThe minimum system requirements for the drive and complementary software: PC with Windows 98SE/ME/2000Professional/XP, 150 MB free harddisk space for included software and one free IDE controller connector. Data storage applications: Pentium II 450 MHz or higher, 64 MB RAM. DVD video creation: Penti
Total storage capacityKnown for one4.7 GB
Recommended mediaKnown for one(DVD RW & DVD R) DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, Random Access Write, CD-R/RW) CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, CD-I, Mixed-ModeCD,VideoCD, PhotoCD, CD Text, Bootable CD.
I/O portsKnown for oneIDE connector.
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one- Video edit & DVD authoring software - DVD and CD Recording software (Windows 98/2000/ME/XP) - Cyberlink PowerDVD MPEG-2 decoding software (Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP)

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