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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver vs Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 9identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD write speed
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    • 48x
  • CD rewrite speed
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    • 32x
  • DVD+R Double Layer write speed
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    • 8x
  • DVD+R write speed
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    • 20x
  • DVD+RW write speed
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    • 8x
  • DVD-R write speed
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  • DVD-RW write speed
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    • 6x
  • CD read speed
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    • 48x

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48 specifications
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Freecom

LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver

Model 30496

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Freecom

DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2View product
Designidentical
InternalNoNo
Disc loading typeTrayTray
Product colourKnown for oneSilver
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD-RW
LightScribeYesYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one50000 h
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers24x48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers16x32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers4x8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers8x20x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers4x8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers8x20x
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one12x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers4x6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers24x48x
DVD-R9 read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one8x
DVD read speedKnown for one16x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one24x
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)YesYes
Fixed packetYesYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)YesYes
Track-at-once (TAO)YesYes
Variable packetYesYes
Over-burn writingKnown for oneYes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 35 °C5 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers600 g1.2 kg
Other features4 differ
Power requirementsKnown for oneAC 12V / 2A
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD: DVD single/double layer, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R / DVD+R DL single/multi session, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM; CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo CD, Karaoke CD, Video CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, CD-RW
Minimum system requirementsDiffersCD-ROM USB 2.0 / FireWire 400CD-ROM, USB 2.0
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs17 x 144 x 140 mm165 x 250 x 48 mm
Minimum RAM256 MB256 MB
Minimum processorDiffersPentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz / Power Mac G3/G4/G5 / Intel MacPentium-III/AMD 700MHz
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS X v. 10.3Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Number of optical discsKnown for one1 discs
Relative humidityKnown for one5 - 80%
I/O portsKnown for oneUSB 2.0
FireWire 400Known for oneYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Storage media capacityKnown for one8.5 GB DVDDual Layer
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one100 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one95 ms

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