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
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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