Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext vs Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Freecom DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext has 8 x more CD write speed than the Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE (32x vs 24x). The Freecom DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext has 6 x more CD rewrite speed than the Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE (16x vs 10x). The Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE has 350 g more weight than the Freecom DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext (950 g vs 600 g). Only the Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE has internal. Dimensions (WxDxH): 254 x 181 x 53 mm on the Freecom DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext, 200 x 150 x 40 mm on the Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE.

Internal
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:No
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:Yes
CD write speed
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:32x
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:24x
CD rewrite speed
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:16x
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:10x
Weight
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:600 g
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:950 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext:254 x 181 x 53 mm
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:200 x 150 x 40 mm

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Comparison of DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext, DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE
23 specifications	A Freecom DVD+ -RW 8x4x12x DL2.4x USB 2+FWire ext View product	B Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	16x	10x
DVD write speed	8x	8x
DVD rewrite speed	4x	4x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	40x	40x
DVD read speed	12x	12x
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	600 g	950 g
Other features2 differ
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	Pentium III 700 Mhz or higher, 128 MB RAM 400 MB free disk space USB or Firewire port CD-ROM or internet connection	Windows98/SE/ME/XP
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	254 x 181 x 53 mm	200 x 150 x 40 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 500 Mhz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
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
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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