Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Freecom Portable II CDRW 24x10x40 grey vs Iomega CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- Portable II CDRW 24x10x40 grey:24x
- CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator:40x
CD rewrite speed
- Portable II CDRW 24x10x40 grey:10x
- CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator:12x
Access time
- Portable II CDRW 24x10x40 grey:130 ms
- CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator:80 ms
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Portable II CDRW 24x10x40 grey:181 x 254 x 53 mm
- CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator:253 x 145 x 204 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of Portable II CDRW 24x10x40 grey, CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator
20 specifications	A Freecom Portable II CDRW 24x10x40 grey View product	B Iomega CD-RW 40xW12xRW40R USB2 ext Predator View product
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	24x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	12x
Reading speedidentical
DVD read speedKnown for one	2x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	130 ms	80 ms
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 & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.6 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	CD Text, CD-DA (audio), CD-I, CD-ROM XA, Mixed-mode CD, Photo CD, Video CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	Intel Pentium 16 RAM 40 hard disk	PC Requirements 200 MHz Processor or higher with built-in USB 2.0 connection • Microsoft Windows 98/98 SE/2000/Me/XP • Sound Blaster - compatible sound card for audio playback • 75 MB hard drive space for Hotburn Pro CD mastering software. Mac Requirements N/A General Requirements CD-ROM drive or 74
Write methodsKnown for one	Multisession, disk-at-once, track-at-once, mixed mode	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	181 x 254 x 53 mm	253 x 145 x 204 mm
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 95/98, MIcrosoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition	Microsoft Windows 98/98 SE/2000/Me/XP
Storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 MB
Storage media capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R; CD-RW; CD-ROM (mode1 and mode 2); CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 and form 2); CD-DA; Bootable CD; Photo CD (single- and multi-sessions); Video CD; CD-Extra; Mixed mode CD; CD-text
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Hotburn CD Writng Software

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More optical disc drive comparisons

All optical disc drive comparisons