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Freecom Portable II DVD+RW USB-2 vs Philips DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL

11specifications compared
11differ
0identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:No
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:Yes
CD write speed
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:12x
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:40x
CD rewrite speed
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:10x
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:24x
DVD rewrite speed
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:2.4x
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:4x
CD read speed
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:32x
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:40x
DVD read speed
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:8x
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:16x
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:10 - 90%
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Portable II DVD+RW USB-2:5 - 40 °C
- DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL:5 - 50 °C

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Comparison of Portable II DVD+RW USB-2, DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL
25 specifications	A Freecom Portable II DVD+RW USB-2 View product	B Philips DVD +-RW PHILIPS DVDR16 LightScribe RTL View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Writing speed3 differ
CD write speedDiffers	12x	40x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	10x	24x
DVD rewrite speedDiffers	2.4x	4x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	32x	40x
DVD read speedDiffers	8x	16x
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	5 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	5 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.6 kg	950 g
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	DVD and CD Recording software.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Voltage Adapter +12V±8%, 1,5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	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.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	254 x 181 x 53 mm	200 x 150 x 40 mm
Total storage capacityKnown for one	4.7 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsDiffers	Easy connection to any interface (USB or USB-2 or IEEE 1394 (FireWire & i.LINK), PCMCIA, CardBus or Parallel).	12 V DC in, Analogue audio left / right out 2x, IDE interface connector, Master / slave select jumper
Bundled hardwareKnown for one	Cable USB-2	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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 and XP

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