LG GSA-4163B review at Hardwarezone

Quakester2000

December 15, 2004

delta123 used our news submit to tell us that Hardwarezone has done a review on the LG GSA-4163B. For those that don't know about the LG GSA-4163B, it is an all format drive meaning that it supports all formats available including DVD plus DVD minus and DVD ram. The review can be found HERE.

Specifications

ATAPI/ E-IDE
PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 and Ultra DMA mode 2

Write Speed (DVD)

DVD+R: 16x
DVD-R: 16x
DVD+R9: 4x
DVD+RW: 8x
DVD-RW: 6x

Write Speed (CD)

CD-R: 40x
CD-RW: 24x

Read Speed

DVD±R: 10x
DVD±RW: 8x
DVD+R DL: 8x
DVD-ROM: 16x
CD: 40x (6000KB/s)

Readable Formats (DVD)

DVD single/ dual layer (PTP/ OTP)
DVD-R (3.9GB/ 4.7GB)
DVD-R multi-borders
DVD+R, DVD+R multi-sessions
DVD-RW
DVD+RW
DVD-RAM

Buffer

2MB
Upgradeable Flash ROM

I found the site a bit slow so if its taking time to load just wait as the review will appear. DVD-RAM writing speed has not been listed on hardwarezones specifications but from what i could find it seems to be 5x.

Source: HardwareZone