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Old 12-26-2004, 07:33 AM   #1
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LG GSA-4160B DVD Burner compatibility with linux


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I want to buy a DVD burner LG GSA-4160B, does anybody have a bad experience with this? LQ-HCL doesn't say much about this. My concern is the DVD media compatibility, linux support with this device. How about the burning quality?

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Old 01-21-2005, 08:09 AM   #2
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The people at www.cdrinfo.com have reviewed this burner and it received very good ratings (eg read/write performance). Bear in mind they used only Windows in the review. The features certainly look good, but LG is questionable in my opinion. I was going to buy it, but a few things stand in the way:

- It seems to be a bit fussy on media (see also link below)
- A few LG drives had real problems (could be damaged) with Mandrake installs.
- My LG CDROM turned a bit lazy on CD-Rs for some time (but easily worked around).
- I also have an old Goldstar (LG) CDROM (understandably slow)

LQ´s HCL seems to have a similar model GSA-4120B. A few problems exist though.

Based on this info, I wanted something different, so I chose the Pioneer A08. But the LG isn't a bad choice either.

Last edited by Winno; 01-22-2005 at 08:31 AM.
 
  


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