Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom FC-1 CD-RW 52x Card Reader IDE Rtl black vs Samsung TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- FC-1 CD-RW 52x Card Reader IDE Rtl black:52x
- TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK:24x
CD rewrite speed
- FC-1 CD-RW 52x Card Reader IDE Rtl black:32x
- TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK:10x
CD read speed
- FC-1 CD-RW 52x Card Reader IDE Rtl black:52x
- TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK:24x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FC-1 CD-RW 52x Card Reader IDE Rtl black:147 x 195 x 42 mm
- TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK:128 x 129 x 12.7 mm

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Comparison of FC-1 CD-RW 52x Card Reader IDE Rtl black, TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK
26 specifications	A Freecom FC-1 CD-RW 52x Card Reader IDE Rtl black View product	B Samsung TS-L462A Slim Drive BULK View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Disc loading type	Tray	Tray
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	10x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	24x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	950 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Including Roxio Easy CD Creator VCD edition software, allowing you to burn CDs and convert digital photos to a VideoCD.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	The minimum system requirements for the drive and complementary software: PC with Pentium II 350 MHz or higher with Windows 98SE/ME/ 2000Professional/XP, 400 MB free harddisk space, 128MB RAM, one free IDE controller connector and one free USB connector on the motherboard or at the back of the PC. T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	Orange-Book part 2,3; Packet writing; Disk at once; Track at once; Multi Session	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	147 x 195 x 42 mm	128 x 129 x 12.7 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/ME/ 2000Professional/XP	Windows 98/ME/2K/XP
Total storage capacityKnown for one	0.7 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recommended mediaKnown for one	Supported Memory cards: CompactFlash/MicroDrive/SmartMedia/Memory Stick/Memory Stick Pro/ Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard; Supported CD Media: CD-R, CD-RW, MiniCD, CD-DA, CD-XA, CD-I, PhotoCD, VideoCD, CD-Text	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Standard IDE Interface & USB interface	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled hardwareKnown for one	- Freecom CD-R 80 min 700MB - Cables & Screws	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R/RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 MB/s
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontaal / Verticaal Drive Mounting
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.6 MB/s
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 ms
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 ms

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