Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom External DVD-RW Recorder vs LG DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk 10-Pk

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- External DVD-RW Recorder:No
- DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk 10-Pk:Yes
CD read speed
- External DVD-RW Recorder:48x
- DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk 10-Pk:52x
Weight
- External DVD-RW Recorder:1.2 kg
- DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk 10-Pk:670 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- External DVD-RW Recorder:165 x 259 x 48 mm
- DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk 10-Pk:146 x 165 x 41.3 mm

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Comparison of External DVD-RW Recorder, DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk 10-Pk
40 specifications	A Freecom External DVD-RW Recorder View product	B LG DVD-ROM 16x Silver Bulk 10-Pk View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Silver	Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.256 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R9 write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	48x	52x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R9 read speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	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
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
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	5 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	670 g
Other features3 differ
Media types supportedDiffers	CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo CD, Multi-session, Karaoke; DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R / DVD+R DL	DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R DL, CD-R/-RW,CD-R/RW CD-ROM Mode 1, 2, CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, Mixed CD, CD-Extra, CD-Text, Photo-CD, Video CD
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	165 x 259 x 48 mm	146 x 165 x 41.3 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III 700MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP	Windows 95/98/98SE/Me/2000/XP
Number of optical discs	1 discs	1 discs
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	160 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 ms

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