Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo vs Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW

Key differences

Internal
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:No
- DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:Yes
CD write speed
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:24x
- DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:40x
CD read speed
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:24x
- DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:40x
DVD read speed
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:8x
- DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:12x
DVD drive average random access time
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:120 ms
- DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:110 ms
Access time
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:105 ms
- DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:90 ms
Weight
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:600 g
- DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:750 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:17 x 144 x 140 mm
- DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW:148.2 x 42 x 184 mm

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Comparison of FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo, DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW
16 specifications	A Freecom FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo View product	B Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE BULK W SW View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
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 speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	12x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	110 ms
Access timeDiffers	105 ms	90 ms
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 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	600 g	750 g
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	17 x 144 x 140 mm	148.2 x 42 x 184 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	0.4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB

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