Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver vs Freecom DVD RW Recorder LS Pro

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:Silver
- DVD RW Recorder LS Pro:Black
CD write speed
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:24x
- DVD RW Recorder LS Pro:48x
CD rewrite speed
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:16x
- DVD RW Recorder LS Pro:32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:4x
- DVD RW Recorder LS Pro:8x
DVD+R write speed
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:8x
- DVD RW Recorder LS Pro:22x
DVD+RW write speed
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:4x
- DVD RW Recorder LS Pro:8x
DVD-R write speed
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:8x
- DVD RW Recorder LS Pro:22x
DVD-RW write speed
- LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver:4x
- DVD RW Recorder LS Pro:6x

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Comparison of 30496, DVD RW Recorder LS Pro
38 specifications	A Freecom LS 30496 optical disc drive Silver Model 30496 View product	B Freecom DVD RW Recorder LS Pro View product
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB & FireWire
Writing speed7 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD+R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD+RW write speedDiffers	4x	8x
DVD-R write speedDiffers	8x	22x
DVD-RW write speedDiffers	4x	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	95 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fixed packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Over-burn writingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Variable packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	600 g	1.2 kg
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 mm
Other features2 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM USB 2.0 / FireWire 400	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	17 x 144 x 140 mm	165 x 250 x 48 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium-III / AMD Duron 900MHz / Power Mac G3/G4/G5 / Intel Mac	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS X v. 10.3	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
FireWire 400	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Storage media capacityKnown for one	8.5 GB DVDDual Layer	Unknown — not stated by the source

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