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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD RW Recorder LS Pro USB-2 & FireWire vs NEC AD5170 Black

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 5identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • No
    • Yes
  • Interface
    • USB & FireWire
    • EIDE/ATA
  • CD rewrite speed
    • 16x
    • 32x
  • Weight
    • 1.2 kg
    • 705 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 165 x 250 x 48 mm
    • 148 x 42 x 175 mm

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37 specifications
A

Freecom

DVD RW Recorder LS Pro USB-2 & FireWireView product
B

NEC

AD5170 BlackView product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersNoYes
MountingKnown for oneVertical/Horizontal
Product colourKnown for oneSilver
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTray
Performance1 differ
Optical drive typeDVD-RWDVD-RW
InterfaceDiffersUSB & FireWireEIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one2 MB
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speed48x48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers16x32x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one18x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed8x8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one18x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one4x
DVD write speedKnown for one16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one8x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed48x48x
DVD-R9 read speedKnown for one8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one5x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one6x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one8x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one140 ms
Record modesidentical
Disc-at-once (DAO)Known for oneYes
Multi sessionKnown for oneYes
Packet writingKnown for oneYes
Session-at-once (SAO)Known for oneYes
Track-at-once (TAO)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers1.2 kg705 g
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for oneDVD-ROM, DVD-R (DL ), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,DVD+R9,CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs165 x 250 x 48 mm148 x 42 x 175 mm
Number of optical discs1 discs1 discs
Minimum RAMKnown for one256 MB
DVD+R speedKnown for one16x
DVD-R speedKnown for one16x

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