LG GSA-4163B DVD Burner

Advantages: Dual Layer
Disadvantages: Slow loading Vista with setup screen and overall poor

...a performance test on two machines doing music cds. and a dvd. On the music cds i both placed them on at the same time and same amount of tracks it was this drive vs the philips model. I was even more disappointed with my findings. The cd on the LG (This one was behind 1 and half cds than the philiips which was roughly 8 mins difference it was that bad! DVD Wise The Philips finished 5mins before this LG Drive did. Both machines were the same specification and the same media player burner media player 11 with windows vista! So there you have it a performance match where this drive failed big time. Sorry..... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, reliable, writes to all formats and dual layer
Disadvantages: there is one newer model

...I've reviewed the excellent LG GSA 4120B DVD-writer, and having owned it for 1.5 years, i got a new computer and needed some DVD-writers, so Sept 2005, i bought two of these, thats how much i trusted the quality of LG Super Multi Write Technology, and i haven't been let down. The only difference between the these and the slightly newer GSA 4167B is that these can only write to DVD+R dual layer, whereas the 4167B can write to both DVD+R dual layer and DVD-R Dual layer, not a major problem really, especially since dual layer media is quite expensive. The beauty of these machines, apart from their smart black exterior is that they can write to all three formats, DVD-,DVD+ and DVD-Ram. Almost everybody else does not support the DVD-Ram format, which is surprising since it is actually technologically much more advanced. Unlike normal CD... Read review

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Advantages: impressive design, simple starting, very quickly and at the same time dependably , , short access times
Disadvantages: High wait in CDR, slowly in DVD-RAMs (~30min)

...LG GSA 4167B After an old CD-burner made now more and more difficulties, I decided to gain me a DVD-burner and decided at the same time not without reason on the LG GSA 4167B.. ### Contents ### 1. price and equipment 2. design 3. installation and compatibility 4. speed, reliability and other impressions 5. pro & contra 6. result ### 1st price and equipment ### The burner even something climbed in the last months in the price and can be acquired in the moment for something more than 40EURO. My Bulkversion naturally very lean was equipped: yes, only 4 Schräubchen and the wars, but for that just very favorably:) ### 2nd design ### Also the GSA 4167B in the typical old is natural, but also altbewährten design optisher drive held. Its orifice plate blackly is held in a dull and is trimmed by various Logos with white writing... Read review

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