Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom FX-10 DVD BRANDER vs Iomega DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- FX-10 DVD BRANDER:32x
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:24x
DVD rewrite speed
- FX-10 DVD BRANDER:4x
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:2x
CD read speed
- FX-10 DVD BRANDER:40x
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:32x
DVD read speed
- FX-10 DVD BRANDER:12x
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:8x
Weight
- FX-10 DVD BRANDER:1.6 kg
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:2.41 kg

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Comparison of FX-10 DVD BRANDER, DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0
26 specifications	A Freecom FX-10 DVD BRANDER View product	B Iomega DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0 View product
Designidentical
Disc loading typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	32x	24x
DVD rewrite speedDiffers	4x	2x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	40x	32x
DVD read speedDiffers	12x	8x
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 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	1.6 kg	2.41 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Roxio EasyCD Creator recording software for PC & Toast for Mac. Cyberlink Power DVD MPEG-2 decoding software (Windows 98/2000/ME/XP) Video edit & DVD authoring software (Windows 98/2000/ME/XP)	Quick Install guide, Solutions CD drivers & software, Iomega HotBurn Pro (PC), Sonic MyDVD, Sonic Cineplayer, MusicMatch, Adobe Photoshop Album SE, Iomega Automatic Backup software, CharisMac Discribe (Mac).
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Voltage Adapter +12V±8%, 1,5 A, automatic power ON-OFF function	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Pentium III, Celeron 700 MHz or higher, 128 MB RAM, 400 MB of free hard disk space,Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP, available USB interface (USB 2.0 or USB 1.1), CD-ROM drive or internet connection (for driver/manual installation). Apple Mac G4 with OS X, v. 10.1 or higher and 128 MB RAM. For maximum perfor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical recording formatKnown for one	DVD+RW/DVD+R/DVD-RW/DVD-R: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video; CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, MP3 CDs*, Mixed-ModeCD,VideoCD, CD TEXT, Bootable CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsDiffers	DVD RW: Random Access Write, Sequential Write; DVD R: Sequential Write; CD-R/CD-RW: Disc At Once, Session At once, Track At Once, Multi-Session, PacketWrite	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Compatible with Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP and Mac OS.	Mac OS 10.2.7 or newer; Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/XP.
I/O portsKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled hardwareDiffers	- USB 2.0 PCI Hostcontroller - USB cable - Media (1x DVD+R,1x CD-R/80 min.) - AC Adapter	USB 2.0 data cable & external power supply.
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	247.6 x 199 x 50 mm
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	G4 / 800MHz Pentium III
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.74 GB
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 ms

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