Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo vs Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL

Key differences

Internal
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:No
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:Yes
CD write speed
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:24x
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:48x
CD rewrite speed
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:24x
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:32x
CD read speed
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:24x
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:48x
DVD read speed
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:8x
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:16x
DVD drive average random access time
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:120 ms
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:130 ms
Access time
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:105 ms
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:110 ms
Weight
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:600 g
- DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL:760 g

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Comparison of FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo, DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL
16 specifications	A Freecom FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo View product	B Samsung DVD+-R RW IDE RETAIL View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	48x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	48x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	16x
Access time2 differ
DVD drive average random access timeDiffers	120 ms	130 ms
Access timeDiffers	105 ms	110 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	760 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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