Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom DVD RW Recorder vs Samsung 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Bulk

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- DVD RW Recorder:No
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Bulk:Yes
CD rewrite speed
- DVD RW Recorder:32x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Bulk:48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed
- DVD RW Recorder:8x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Bulk:16x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed
- DVD RW Recorder:8x
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Bulk:12x
Weight
- DVD RW Recorder:1.2 kg
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Bulk:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DVD RW Recorder:165 x 250 x 48 mm
- 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Bulk:148.2 x 170 x 42 mm

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Comparison of DVD RW Recorder, 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Bulk
48 specifications	A Freecom DVD RW Recorder View product	B Samsung 22x DVD±RW LS SATA Writer Bulk View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	48x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+R write speed	22x	22x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedDiffers	8x	12x
DVD-R write speed	22x	22x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speedidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
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
Random writeKnown 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 relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightKnown for one	48 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	750 g
Other features1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	12 V, 2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	165 x 250 x 48 mm	148.2 x 170 x 42 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium 4, 1.3 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Gbit/s

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