Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL vs Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:24x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:40x
CD rewrite speed
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:10x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:24x
CD read speed
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:24x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:40x
DVD read speed
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:8x
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:16x
Access time
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:95 ms
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:120 ms
Weight
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:600 g
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:950 g
Minimum processor
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:Pentium III 700 MHz
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:Pentium III 500MHz
Minimum storage drive space
- FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL:0.400 GB
- PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal:500 GB

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Comparison of FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL, PBDV1640G
34 specifications	A Freecom FS-50 DVD+/-RW 8x DL View product	B Philips PBDV1640G optical disc drive Internal Model PBDV1640G View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	UL, CSA, TÜV, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	60000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	24x
DVD write speed	8x	8x
DVD rewrite speed	4x	4x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	24x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	16x
Access time1 differ
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	100 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeDiffers	95 ms	120 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	950 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	245 x 225 x 110 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features4 differ
Write methodsKnown for one	Sequential, Random, Incremental, Disc-at-once, Restricted overwrite, Track-at-once, Session-at-once, Packet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	144 x 140 x 17 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAM	128 MB	128 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium III 700 MHz	Pentium III 500MHz
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	0.400 GB	500 GB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
Number of optical discsKnown for one	1 discs	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R speedDiffers	8x	16x
DVD+RW speed	4x	4x
DVD-R speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW speed	4x	4x
Double Layer DVD write speed	2.4x	2.4x
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UDF, ISO 9660
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Logistics dataidentical
Products per palletKnown for one	200 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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