Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2 vs Samsung DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black, 10-pk

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2:No
- DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black, 10-pk:Yes
Weight
- DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2:1.2 kg
- DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black, 10-pk:740 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2:165 x 250 x 48 mm
- DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black, 10-pk:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2, DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black, 10-pk
46 specifications	A Freecom DVD RW Recorder 20x/8x USB-2 View product	B Samsung DVD-ROM 16x/48x, Black, 10-pk View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
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)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.3 MB/s
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	20x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	20x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	12x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
DVD-R9 read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fixed packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi sessionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Variable packetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	740 g
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	AC 12V / 2A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedDiffers	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	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA,CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM, USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	165 x 250 x 48 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium-III/AMD 700MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	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
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms

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