Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2 Black vs Iomega CDRW+DVD 52x24x52 16xDVD USB2.0 ext

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2 Black:32x
- CDRW+DVD 52x24x52 16xDVD USB2.0 ext:52x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2 Black:16x
- CDRW+DVD 52x24x52 16xDVD USB2.0 ext:32x
CD read speed
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2 Black:40x
- CDRW+DVD 52x24x52 16xDVD USB2.0 ext:52x
DVD read speed
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2 Black:12x
- CDRW+DVD 52x24x52 16xDVD USB2.0 ext:16x
Weight
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2 Black:600 g
- CDRW+DVD 52x24x52 16xDVD USB2.0 ext:2.1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2 Black:254 x 181 x 53 mm
- CDRW+DVD 52x24x52 16xDVD USB2.0 ext:176 x 376 x 618 mm
I/O ports
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2 Black:USB
- CDRW+DVD 52x24x52 16xDVD USB2.0 ext:USB 2.0

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Comparison of DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2 Black, CDRW+DVD 52x24x52 16xDVD USB2.0 ext
27 specifications	A Freecom DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2 Black View product	B Iomega CDRW+DVD 52x24x52 16xDVD USB2.0 ext View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Performanceidentical
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
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	120 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	32x	52x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	32x
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	52x
DVD read speedDiffers	12x	16x
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	600 g	2.1 kg
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 features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	254 x 181 x 53 mm	176 x 376 x 618 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 700 Mhz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	400 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/ME/2000Professional/XP or Mac OS X	Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/XP
SafetyKnown for one	UL950, CSA950, EN60950, HHS Class1, EN60825-1, EN55022, EN610003-2, EN610003-3, EN50082-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total storage capacityKnown for one	8.5 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsDiffers	USB	USB 2.0
Bundled hardwareKnown for one	AC adapter USB cable CD-R, DVD+R disks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium II (or equivalent) for minimum requirement or Pentium III (or equivalent) for maximum performance recommended with USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 connection (some USB controllers or motherboards may not support all types of USB devises),USB 2.0, connection required to achieve full 52x24x52x speeds. USB
Drive device speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10500 RPM
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 ms
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C

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