Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom CD-RW 16xRW48xW48xR USB 2.0 ext Classic vs Iomega CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- CD-RW 16xRW48xW48xR USB 2.0 ext Classic:48x
- CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator:40x
CD rewrite speed
- CD-RW 16xRW48xW48xR USB 2.0 ext Classic:16x
- CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator:12x
CD read speed
- CD-RW 16xRW48xW48xR USB 2.0 ext Classic:48x
- CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator:40x
Access time
- CD-RW 16xRW48xW48xR USB 2.0 ext Classic:120 ms
- CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator:80 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CD-RW 16xRW48xW48xR USB 2.0 ext Classic:181 x 254 x 53 mm
- CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator:253 x 145 x 204 mm

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Comparison of CD-RW 16xRW48xW48xR USB 2.0 ext Classic, CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator
19 specifications	A Freecom CD-RW 16xRW48xW48xR USB 2.0 ext Classic View product	B Iomega CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	12x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	40x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	120 ms	80 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.6 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	Multisession, disk-at-once, track-at-once, packet writing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	181 x 254 x 53 mm	253 x 145 x 204 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP	Microsoft Windows 98/98 SE/2000/Me/XP
I/O ports	USB	USB
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC Requirements 200 MHz Processor or higher with built-in USB 2.0 connection • Microsoft Windows 98/98 SE/2000/Me/XP • Sound Blaster - compatible sound card for audio playback • 75 MB hard drive space for Hotburn Pro CD mastering software. Mac Requirements N/A General Requirements CD-ROM drive or 74
Storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 MB
Storage media capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM (mode1 and mode 2); CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 and form 2); CD-DA; Bootable CD; Photo CD (single- and multi-sessions); Video CD; CD-Extra; Mixed mode CD; CD-text
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Hotburn CD Writng Software

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