Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo vs Samsung TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:24x
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:40x
CD rewrite speed
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:24x
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:32x
CD read speed
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:24x
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:48x
DVD read speed
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:8x
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:16x
DVD drive average random access time
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:120 ms
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:130 ms
Access time
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:105 ms
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:100 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo:17 x 144 x 140 mm
- TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo, TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret
20 specifications	A Freecom FS-5 CD-RW/DVD Combo View product	B Samsung TS-E552U DVD Writer Ext Black Ret View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
DVD-ROM transfer rate (sustained mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21.6 MB/s
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
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	100 ms
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+R, DVD+R9, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R/RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	17 x 144 x 140 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Double Layer DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
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
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 & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	600 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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