Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int vs Freecom DVD-RW 1xDVDRW Travll+ext USB2+PC Card

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int:Yes
- DVD-RW 1xDVDRW Travll+ext USB2+PC Card:No
CD read speed
- CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int:40x
- DVD-RW 1xDVDRW Travll+ext USB2+PC Card:24x
DVD read speed
- CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int:12x
- DVD-RW 1xDVDRW Travll+ext USB2+PC Card:8x
Weight
- CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int:1 kg
- DVD-RW 1xDVDRW Travll+ext USB2+PC Card:600 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int:147 x 200 x 42 mm
- DVD-RW 1xDVDRW Travll+ext USB2+PC Card:145 x 145 x 17 mm

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Comparison of CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int, DVD-RW 1xDVDRW Travll+ext USB2+PC Card
19 specifications	A Freecom CD-RW DVD 12xDVD 10xRW16xW40xR IDE int View product	B Freecom DVD-RW 1xDVDRW Travll+ext USB2+PC Card View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Writing speedidentical
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD read speedDiffers	12x	8x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1 kg	600 g
Other features4 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC Adapter + 5.5V/2.2A
Media types supportedDiffers	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)	DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, Random Access Write (CD-R/RW) CD-DA, CD-ROM,CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, CD-I, Mixed-ModeCD,VideoCD, PhotoCD, CD Text, Bootable CD.
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC with Windows 98SE/ME/2000Professional/XP, 150 MB free harddisk space for included software and one free IDE controller connector. Data storage applications: Pentium II 450 MHz or higher, 64 MB RAM. DVD video creation: Pentium III 800 MHz or higher, 128 MB RAM, 5 GB free, video capture capability.
Write methodsDiffers	Multisession, disk-at-once, track-at-once, packet writing, mixed mode, session-at-once	Multisession, disk-at-once, track-at-once, packet writing, session-at-once
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	147 x 200 x 42 mm	145 x 145 x 17 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
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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