Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2 vs Freecom Portable II DVD+RW USB-2

15specifications compared
13differ
2identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2:Yes
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:No
CD write speed
- FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2:16x
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:12x
DVD rewrite speed
- FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2:2x
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:2.4x
CD read speed
- FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2:24x
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:32x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2:8 - 80%
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2:5 - 50 °C
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:5 - 40 °C
Weight
- FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2:600 g
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:1.6 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2:140 x 144 x 17 mm
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:254 x 181 x 53 mm

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Comparison of FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2, Portable II DVD+RW USB-2
23 specifications	A Freecom FS-50 DVD +/- RW 4x USB-2 View product	B Freecom Portable II DVD+RW USB-2 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	16x	12x
CD rewrite speed	10x	10x
DVD write speedKnown for one	4x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD rewrite speedDiffers	2x	2.4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	32x
DVD read speed	8x	8x
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	8 - 80%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	600 g	1.6 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Application & manual software CD	DVD and CD Recording software.
Other features5 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	Bus powered (no Ac adapter needed)	Voltage Adapter +12V±8%, 1,5 A
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	Pentium III 700 Mhz or higher, 128 MB RAM 400 MB free disk space USB or Firewire port CD-ROM or internet connection or Power Macintosh, Quick Time 4.0 or later	PC with Windows 98SE/ME/2000Professional/XP, 150 MB free for included software. Data storage applications: Pentium II 450 MHz or higher, 64 MB RAM. DVD video creation: Pentium III 800 MHz or higher, 128 MB RAM, 5 GB free, video capture capability. Video capture card not included. This drive can not
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	140 x 144 x 17 mm	254 x 181 x 53 mm
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98/ME/2000Professional/XP or Mac OS 9.1 or higher	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	UL, CS A, TUV, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsDiffers	USB FireWire	Easy connection to any interface (USB or USB-2 or IEEE 1394 (FireWire & i.LINK), PCMCIA, CardBus or Parallel).
Bundled hardwareDiffers	Integrated rechargeable battery TWIN USB-2 cable Universal AC adapter CD-R, DVD-R media	Cable USB-2
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD+RW) DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, Random Access Write (CD-R/RW) CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, CD-I, Mixed-ModeCD,VideoCD, PhotoCD, CD TEXT, Bootable CD. Disc At Once, Session At once, Track At Once, Multi-Session, PacketWrite.
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.7 GB
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB

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