Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK vs Samsung TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:32x
- TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:16x
- TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK:10x
CD read speed
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:40x
- TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK:24x
DVD read speed
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:12x
- TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK:8x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK:200 x 147 x 42 mm
- TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK:128 x 129 x 12.7 mm

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Comparison of DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK, TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK
24 specifications	A Freecom DVD 8X DOUBLE LAYER INTERNE BRANDER BLACK View product	B Samsung TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	10x
DVD write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD read speedDiffers	12x	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 147 x 42 mm	128 x 129 x 12.7 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/SE/ME/2000Professional/XP	Windows 98/ME/2K/XP
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 MB/s
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontaal / Verticaal Drive Mounting
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
SafetyKnown for one	UL950, CSA950, EN60950, HHS Class1, EN60825-1, EN55022, EN610003-2, EN610003-3, EN50082-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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