Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black vs Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black:Yes
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:No
CD write speed
- DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black:32x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:24x
CD read speed
- DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black:40x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:24x
DVD read speed
- DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black:12x
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:8x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black:10 - 90%
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black:5 - 45 °C
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:5 - 50 °C
Weight
- DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black:1.1 kg
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:600 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black:147 x 200 x 42 mm
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer:144 x 140 x 17 mm

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Comparison of DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black, FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer
26 specifications	A Freecom DVD+-RW IDE 8x Black View product	B Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x Double Layer View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	32x	24x
CD rewrite speed	16x	16x
DVD write speed	8x	8x
DVD rewrite speed	4x	4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	24x
DVD read speedDiffers	12x	8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms
Access timeKnown for one	140 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.1 kg	600 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)	Manual and application software CD
Other features4 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100% bus powered (no AC adapter needed)
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	The 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: Penti	Pentium 3 or Celeron 700MHz or higher, 128MB RAM (256MB recommended), 400 MB free hard disk space (5GB recommended)
Write methodsDiffers	Disc 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.	Sequential write, random write, Disc at once, incremental write, restricted overwrite
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	147 x 200 x 42 mm	144 x 140 x 17 mm
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL standard, CS A standard, TÜV standard, CE standard
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 ms
I/O portsDiffers	IDE connector.	USB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98SE/ME/2000Professional/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total storage capacityKnown for one	4.7 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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.	Unknown — not stated by the source

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