Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK vs Samsung TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret

8specifications compared
8differ
0identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:Yes
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:No
CD write speed
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:32x
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:40x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:16x
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:32x
DVD write speed
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:8x
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:16x
DVD rewrite speed
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:4x
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:8x
CD read speed
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:40x
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:48x
DVD read speed
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:12x
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:16x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:200 x 147 x 42 mm
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK, TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret
22 specifications	A Freecom DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK View product	B Samsung TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers	32x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	32x
DVD write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD rewrite speedDiffers	4x	8x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	48x
DVD read speedDiffers	12x	16x
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Video edit & autoring software DVD CD recording software Power DVD Mpeg-2 decoding software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	150 mb hdd disk space Pentium II 450 Mhz or higher 64 mb RAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 147 x 42 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98/SE/ME/2000Professional/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	UL950, CSA950, EN60950, HHS Class1, EN60825-1, EN55022, EN610003-2, EN610003-3, EN50082-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+R, DVD+R9, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R/RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21.6 MB/s
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms

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