Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4 vs Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:40x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:24x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:10x
DVD write speed
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:16x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:8x
CD read speed
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:16x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:24x
DVD read speed
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:16x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:8x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:120 ms
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:100 ms
Weight
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:1 kg
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:600 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4:146 x 198 x 42 mm
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:144 x 140 x 17 mm

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Comparison of DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4, FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL
40 specifications	A BenQ DVD RW DW1620PRO ivry 16/16/4 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
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	10x
DVD write speedDiffers	16x	8x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	16x	24x
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	8x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	100 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	600 g
HeightKnown for one	42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 x 225 x 110 mm
Other features2 differ
Write methodsDiffers	DVD Data and Video, Disc-at-once, Track-at-once, Multi-session, Packet writing, CD Digital Audio, Direct Over CDRW, Simulated Writing	Sequential, Random, Incremental, Disc-at-once, Restricted overwrite, Track-at-once, Session-at-once, Packet
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 198 x 42 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 systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5V +/- 5%, ripple 100mVpp, DC12V+/- 10%, ripple 200mVpp	Unknown — not stated by the source
Seek timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	16 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	ATA/ATAPI	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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