Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Iomega CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader vs Iomega DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

CD write speed
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:52x
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:24x
CD rewrite speed
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:24x
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:16x
CD read speed
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:52x
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:32x
DVD read speed
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:16x
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:8x
Access time
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:80 ms
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:130 ms
Weight
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:2.44 kg
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:2.41 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:276 x 376 x 618 mm
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:247.6 x 199 x 50 mm
Minimum storage drive space
- CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader:0.075 GB
- DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0:0.74 GB

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Comparison of CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader, DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0
24 specifications	A Iomega CD-RW 52x / DVD-ROM 16x Plus 7-in-1 Card Reader View product	B Iomega DVD+ -RW 8x8x12 40x24x40 ext USB2.0 View product
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	120 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speed2 differ
CD write speedDiffers	52x	24x
CD rewrite speedDiffers	24x	16x
DVD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x
Reading speed2 differ
CD read speedDiffers	52x	32x
DVD read speedDiffers	16x	8x
Access time1 differ
Access timeDiffers	80 ms	130 ms
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	2.44 kg	2.41 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 features2 differ
Write methodsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	276 x 376 x 618 mm	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 spaceDiffers	0.075 GB	0.74 GB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS 10.2.7 or newer; Microsoft Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/XP.
Bundled hardwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0 data cable & external power supply.
Drive device speedKnown for one	10500 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	95 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedKnown for one	7.8 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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