LG Electronics GP08LU10 8X Slim LightScribe DVD+/-RW External Drive (Black)

by LG

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches ; 13.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001TOD5B2
• Item model number: GP08LU10
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 17, 2009

Product Description

LG Electronics GP08LU10 8X Slim LightScribe DVD+/-RW External Drive (Black)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quality External DV/CD Drive, July 24, 2009

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Jeffrey N. Fritz "Nikon Jeff" (Morgantown, West Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG Electronics GP08LU10 8X Slim LightScribe DVD+/-RW External Drive (Black) (Personal Computers)

I purchased the LG Electronics GP08LU10 8X Slim LightScribe DVD+/-RW External Drive to provide my MSI Wind U123 network with access to installation and recovery DVDs and CDs. (The Wind does not have an internal optical drive.)

The drive was recognized by the Wind and Windows XP Home without the need to install any drivers. It has a nice black polished look that matches the Wind's design fairly closely. (This is obviously not intentional, but it is a pleasant coincidence.)

The drive is reasonably fast, comes with USB cables and works well. My only criticism is that a carry case (especially at this price) would have been appreciated. But, admittedly, this is a nit.

All-all-all this is a nicely engineered drive that is well worth the money.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars got what I was looking for, September 14, 2009

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A. Dunoff - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG Electronics GP08LU10 8X Slim LightScribe DVD+/-RW External Drive (Black) (Personal Computers)

I needed something easy and simply and this did the trick. Software comes with it made my non techy life easy. It may not be the fastest but for my purposes (copying personal photo files so I had back ups)was just fine. Its light weight and easy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect Netbook Companion, September 2, 2009

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Les Bateman "Tech Guy" (Los Angeles, Ca. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG Electronics GP08LU10 8X Slim LightScribe DVD+/-RW External Drive (Black) (Personal Computers)

The LG Electronics GP08LU10 8x is a slim, lightweight DVD+/-RW external drive that does it all without putting a strain on the budget. This device can be USB powered or powered by wall plug in; both connection types come with the unit.

The LightScribe technology this unit offers requires special "lightscribe ready" CD/DVD media but the results are much more professional looking than the press-on labels. Alternately you can use standard media and press on labels but why would you want to?

With its' small footprint and light weight this is a perfect companion to your lightweight Netbook.