Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom FX-5 CD-RW 52x24x52x16 USB-2 vs Philips DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- FX-5 CD-RW 52x24x52x16 USB-2:52x
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:40x
CD read speed
- FX-5 CD-RW 52x24x52x16 USB-2:52x
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:40x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- FX-5 CD-RW 52x24x52x16 USB-2:5 - 80%
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:5 - 90%
Weight
- FX-5 CD-RW 52x24x52x16 USB-2:1.6 kg
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:950 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- FX-5 CD-RW 52x24x52x16 USB-2:254 x 181 x 53 mm
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:200 x 150 x 40 mm

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Comparison of FX-5 CD-RW 52x24x52x16 USB-2, DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL
26 specifications	A Freecom FX-5 CD-RW 52x24x52x16 USB-2 View product	B Philips DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	480 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Writing speed1 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	40x
CD rewrite speed	24x	24x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	40x
DVD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	120 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 80%	5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 50 °C	5 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.6 kg	950 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Roxio EasyCD Creator recording software for PC & Toast for Mac.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Voltage adapter +12 V, 1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Pentium 166 Mgz or higher, 100 Mb free disk space USB 2.0 or 1.1 interface CD-ROM drive for installation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	254 x 181 x 53 mm	200 x 150 x 40 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP and MacOS X.	Windows 2000 and XP
I/O portsDiffers	USB	12 V DC in, Analogue audio left / right out 2x, IDE interface connector, Master / slave select jumper
Bundled hardwareKnown for one	USB cable AC adapter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UDF and ISO 9660
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Disc at once (DAO), Fixed packet, Multi session (MS), Over-burn writing, Packet
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium III 500MHz or faster

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