Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext vs Iomega CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:32x
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:52x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:16x
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:24x
CD read speed
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:40x
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:52x
DVD read speed
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:12x
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:16x
Weight
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:600 g
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:2.44 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:254 x 181 x 53 mm
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:276 x 376 x 618 mm

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Comparison of DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext, CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader
25 specifications	A Freecom DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext View product	B Iomega CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	32x	52x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	24x
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	2.44 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 features1 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Pentium III 700 Mhz or higher, 128 MB RAM 400 MB free disk space USB or Firewire port CD-ROM or internet connection	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	254 x 181 x 53 mm	276 x 376 x 618 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98/ME/2000Professional/XP or Mac OS X	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
Total storage capacityKnown for one	8.5 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	USB FireWire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled hardwareKnown for one	AC adapter USB & FireWire cable CD-R, DVD+R disks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10500 RPM
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.075 GB
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 ms
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.8 MB/s
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 ms

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