Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

BenQ DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe vs Freecom DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Grey

16specifications compared
13differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:Black
- DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Grey:Grey
CD write speed
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:40x
- DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Grey:48x
CD read speed
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:40x
- DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Grey:48x
DVD drive average random access time
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:120 ms
- DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Grey:140 ms
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:8 - 80%
- DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Grey:10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:5 - 50 °C
- DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Grey:5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:-40 - 60 °C
- DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Grey:-30 - 60 °C
Weight
- DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe:1 kg
- DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Grey:1.1 kg

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Comparison of DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe, DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Grey
35 specifications	A BenQ DVD RW DW1625 black Lightscribe View product	B Freecom DVD+/-RW 16x Double Layer, Grey View product
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	40x	48x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	140 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 ms
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	8 - 80%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 60 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	1.1 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	290 x 225 x 140 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Roxie Easy CD&DVD Creator DVD-Builder DVD-authoring & DVD-MAX
Other features5 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R9, CD-R, CD-RW, High Speed CD-RW, Mini-CD
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-R9, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, MP3 CDs, Mixed-ModeCD, VideoCD, PhotoCD, CD Bootable CD
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	146 x 198 x 42 mm	200 x 147 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMDiffers	128 MB	64 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium III 550MHz	Pentium II 450 MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	0.1 GB	0.146 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP / 2000 / ME / 98SE	Windows 2000/XP
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL1950, CSA950, EN60950 HHS Class1, EN60825-1 Class1, EN55022, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, ENN50082-1
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.5 GB
Power requirementsKnown for one	DC 5V +/- 5%, ripple 100mVpp	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	IBM PC compatible Pentium III 550MHz CPU 128MB DRAM, 100MB free HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	2.4x	Unknown — not stated by the source

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