Anandtech reviews LG's GSA-4120B 12x DVD rewriter and DVDRAM writer
Even with the backing of enormous manufacturers like Hitachi and LG, the DVD-RAM format never quite got off the ground in the retail market. Only up until a few months ago, you needed a separate DVD-RAM burner to write data. LG was the first to step up to the task in creating a true, universal DVD writer using chipsets designed from the ground up. Today, we take a look at their second generation "Super Multi" drive and see if it can really take the heat against tried and true burners already available on the market.
The GSA-4120B comes with fairly good documentation in both paper and electronic form. We were pleased with the level of detail included in the manual. However, the software bundle was just average. Included was PowerDVD, PowerProducer Gold, Nero Express and InCD. These are good starter software packages, but a drive of this caliber should really bundle the full version of Nero. No media was included with the drive...
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