Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2 vs Philips External 16x ReWriter

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

CD rewrite speed
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:32x
- External 16x ReWriter:24x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:5 - 80%
- External 16x ReWriter:15 - 80%
Weight
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:1.2 kg
- External 16x ReWriter:900 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:165 x 250 x 48 mm
- External 16x ReWriter:145 x 170 x 42 mm
Minimum RAM
- DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2:256 MB
- External 16x ReWriter:128 MB

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Comparison of DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2, External 16x ReWriter
41 specifications	A Freecom DVD RW Recorder LS USB-2 View product	B Philips External 16x ReWriter View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN55022, EMS55024,FCC Part 15
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	18x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R9 read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	16x	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
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 80%	15 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 50 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	900 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 304 x 242 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ahead Nero Suite 6: EasyWrite Reader 4, InCD 4, Nero Burning Rights 1, Nero Burning Rom 6, Nero media Player 1, Nero Vision express 2
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	165 x 250 x 48 mm	145 x 170 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 4 (1.3 GHz)
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EN60950, EN60825,UL1950
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
DVD+RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source

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