Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom Blu-ray Combo USB & FireWire vs Freecom DVD RW Recorder

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Blu-ray Combo USB & FireWire:Silver
- DVD RW Recorder:Black
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Blu-ray Combo USB & FireWire:250 x 165 x 48 mm
- DVD RW Recorder:165 x 250 x 48 mm

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Comparison of Blu-ray Combo USB & FireWire, DVD RW Recorder
48 specifications	A Freecom Blu-ray Combo USB & FireWire View product	B Freecom DVD RW Recorder View product
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	Horizontal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60000 h
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-RE read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD-ROM read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fixed packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Variable packetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 mm
Weight	1.2 kg	1.2 kg
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V, 2 A
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	250 x 165 x 48 mm	165 x 250 x 48 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 4, 1.3 GHz
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7, Vista, XP Mac OS X	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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