Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD+/-RW Recorder Pro DL LS 20x/8x USB-2/FireWire external vs Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2

19specifications compared
1differ
18identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- DVD+/-RW Recorder Pro DL LS 20x/8x USB-2/FireWire external:32x
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:21x

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Comparison of DVD+/-RW Recorder Pro DL LS 20x/8x USB-2/FireWire external, DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2
41 specifications	A Freecom DVD+/-RW Recorder Pro DL LS 20x/8x USB-2/FireWire external View product	B Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	USB & FireWire	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000 h
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	21x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speed	20x	20x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speed	20x	20x
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
DVD-R9 read speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)	Yes	Yes
Fixed packet	Yes	Yes
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)	Yes	Yes
Track-at-once (TAO)	Yes	Yes
Variable packet	Yes	Yes
Packet writingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Random writeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	1.2 kg	1.2 kg
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)	165 x 250 x 48 mm	165 x 250 x 48 mm
Minimum RAM	256 MB	256 MB
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12V/2A
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700MHz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C

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