Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2 vs Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2

25specifications compared
5differ
20identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2:32x
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:21x
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2:5 - 50 °C
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:10 - 35 °C
Power requirements
- DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2:AC 12V / 2A
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:12V/2A
Minimum system requirements
- DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2:CD-ROM, USB 2.0
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:USB
Minimum processor
- DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2:Pentium-III/AMD 700MHz
- DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2:700MHz

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Comparison of DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2, DVD RW Recorder 20x USB-2
43 specifications	A Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2 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
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	50000 h	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
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	1.2 kg	1.2 kg
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	AC 12V / 2A	12V/2A
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD: DVD single/double layer, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R / DVD+R DL single/multi session, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM; CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo CD, Karaoke CD, Video CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, CD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	CD-ROM, USB 2.0	USB
Dimensions (WxDxH)	165 x 250 x 48 mm	165 x 250 x 48 mm
Minimum RAM	256 MB	256 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium-III/AMD 700MHz	700MHz
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Relative humidityKnown for one	5 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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