Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom FC-1 CD-RW 52x Grey Version vs Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- FC-1 CD-RW 52x Grey Version:52x
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:24x
CD rewrite speed
- FC-1 CD-RW 52x Grey Version:32x
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:10x
CD read speed
- FC-1 CD-RW 52x Grey Version:52x
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:40x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- FC-1 CD-RW 52x Grey Version:8 - 80%
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- FC-1 CD-RW 52x Grey Version:5 - 45 °C
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:5 - 50 °C
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FC-1 CD-RW 52x Grey Version:147 x 195 x 42 mm
- DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE:200 x 150 x 40 mm

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Comparison of FC-1 CD-RW 52x Grey Version, DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE
25 specifications	A Freecom FC-1 CD-RW 52x Grey Version View product	B Philips DVD R RW 8x4x12 24x10x40 IDE View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	32x	10x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	40x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	8 - 80%	5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 45 °C	5 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	950 g	950 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Roxio Easy CD Creator version 6/VCD editon	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	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	Windows98/SE/ME/XP
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	200 x 150 x 40 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98SE/ME/ 2000Professional/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 500 Mhz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms

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