LG Electronics GSA-4040B 4x DVD±RW Drive

by LG

Product Details

Data Sheet [118kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000AQNYP
• Item model number: GSA-4040BI
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 18, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

For speed and versatility, look to the LG Super-Multi Drive. The GSA-4040B records data up to 4.7 GB per side on DVD media and writes in all kinds of formats: DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM and CD-R/-RW. This drive is suitable for any application. Buffer Underrun Protection, Windows XP/2000/ME/98 compatibility and UltraDMA support ensure fast, reliable writing every time.

Features:

• Multi-Format Writing DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW
• Reads DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM
• Record up to 4.7 GB of Data Per Side on DVD Media
• Ultra Speed Media Support
• 2 MB buffer with Superlink buffer underrun error protection
• Windows XP/2000/ME/98 compatible
• MPC-III Compliant
• Convenient E-IDE/ATAPI Plug and Play Interface

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular DVD and CD burning capability, August 29, 2003

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Fa (Vancouver BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LG Electronics GSA-4040B 4x DVD±RW Drive (Personal Computers)

Spectacular DVD and CD burning capability at the best price out there. I have both the Sony Sony DRU-510A and the LG Super Multi DVD Writer GSA-4040B, and the only area the LG falls a little back is audio extraction and CD recording, however I purchased the LG GSA-4040b because it is capable of recording in yet another recording format ( dvd RAM ). this baby does it all and at a far better price. This is the shape of DVD burners to come. I love it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Linux compatible and excellent!, January 16, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: LG Electronics GSA-4040B 4x DVD±RW Drive (Personal Computers)

I'm using this drive with Linux (so none of the software issues the other reviews talk about apply anyway) and am very happy with it. cdrecord worked just like with my old burner, and for dvd's growisofs worked without any configuration whatsoever on my part! DVD-RAMs even burn fine even though the man page for growisofs doesn't mention DVD-RAM!

(I'm using kernel 2.4.22 on x86, you may need to load some modules with modconf for your configuration).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent drive / poor software, November 5, 2003

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Kurt C. Liedtke "klintman" (glenview, il United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LG Electronics GSA-4040B 4x DVD±RW Drive (Personal Computers)

(drive firmware flashed to A300)
all formats supported. have not tried the dvd-ram yet though.
burn speed is good. loaded the software/drivers no problems with dma transfers enabled and ASPI layer up to date and installed correctly.
cdr write is rather slow by todays standards. cpu utilization is much higher then my friends pioneer a06 and sony. software is lacking, but for the price complaints are few.

verdict: i like it!