Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int vs Freecom CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The Freecom CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int has 4 x more CD write speed than the Freecom CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM (16x vs 12x). The Freecom CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int has 8 x more CD read speed than the Freecom CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM (40x vs 32x). The Freecom CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int has 4 x more DVD read speed than the Freecom CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM (12x vs 8x). Operating relative humidity (H-H): 8 - 80% on the Freecom CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int, 10 - 90% on the Freecom CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 50 °C on the Freecom CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int, 5 - 45 °C on the Freecom CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM.

CD write speed
- CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int:16x
- CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM:12x
CD read speed
- CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int:40x
- CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM:32x
DVD read speed
- CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int:12x
- CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM:8x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int:8 - 80%
- CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM:10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int:5 - 50 °C
- CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM:5 - 45 °C
Weight
- CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int:1 kg
- CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM:1.1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int:147 x 200 x 42 mm
- CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM:47 x 200 x 42 mm

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Comparison of CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int, CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM
18 specifications	A Freecom CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int View product	B Freecom CS DVD+RW 2.4x8xDVD 12xW10xRW32xR int MM View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
Interface	IDE/ATA	IDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	16x	12x
CD rewrite speed	10x	10x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	32x
DVD read speedDiffers	12x	8x
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	8 - 80%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	1.1 kg
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	CD Text, CD Extra, CD-DA (audio), CD-I, CD-ROM XA, Mixed-mode CD, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-ROM, CD + G (CD karaoké)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	Multisession, disk-at-once, track-at-once, packet writing, mixed mode, session-at-once	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	147 x 200 x 42 mm	47 x 200 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 95/98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x IDE/ATAPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage media capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+RW, DVD+R

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