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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black vs Freecom FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2

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  • 16specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 1identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

  • CD write speed
    • 32x
    • 16x
  • CD rewrite speed
    • 16x
    • 10x
  • DVD write speed
    • 8x
    • 4x
  • DVD rewrite speed
    • 4x
    • 2x
  • CD read speed
    • 40x
    • 24x
  • DVD read speed
    • 12x
    • 8x
  • Access time
    • 140 ms
    • 100 ms
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 10 - 90%
    • 8 - 80%

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24 specifications
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Freecom

DVD+-RW IDE 8x BlackView product
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Freecom

FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTray
Writing speed4 differ
CD write speedDiffers32x16x
CD rewrite speedDiffers16x10x
DVD write speedDiffers8x4x
DVD rewrite speedDiffers4x2x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers40x24x
DVD read speedDiffers12x8x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers140 ms100 ms
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 45 °C5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers1.1 kg600 g
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers- Video edit & DVD authoring software - DVD and CD Recording software (Windows 98/2000/ME/XP) - Cyberlink PowerDVD MPEG-2 decoding software (Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP)Application & manual software CD
Other features4 differ
Minimum system requirementsDiffersThe minimum system requirements for the drive and complementary software: PC with Windows 98SE/ME/2000Professional/XP, 150 MB free harddisk space for included software and one free IDE controller connector. Data storage applications: Pentium II 450 MHz or higher, 64 MB RAM. DVD video creation: PentiPentium III 700 Mhz or higher, 128 MB RAM 400 MB free disk space USB or Firewire port CD-ROM or internet connection or Power Macintosh, Quick Time 4.0 or later
Write methodsKnown for oneDisc At Once, Session At once, Track At Once, Multi-Session, PacketWrite. This drive can not record DVDRAM media. Limited DVD-players and DVD-ROM drives may not read DVD RW or DVD R discs. Drive is certified as MultiRead device.
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs147 x 200 x 42 mm140 x 144 x 17 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 98SE/ME/2000Professional/XPWindows 98/ME/2000Professional/XP or Mac OS 9.1 or higher
Total storage capacityKnown for one4.7 GB
Recommended mediaKnown for one(DVD RW & DVD R) DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, Random Access Write, CD-R/RW) CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, CD-I, Mixed-ModeCD,VideoCD, PhotoCD, CD Text, Bootable CD.
I/O portsDiffersIDE connector.USB FireWire
Power requirementsKnown for oneBus powered (no Ac adapter needed)
SafetyKnown for oneUL, CS A, TUV, CE
Bundled hardwareKnown for oneIntegrated rechargeable battery TWIN USB-2 cable Universal AC adapter CD-R, DVD-R media

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