LG GSA-H62LI detail information

Positive

• Quiet operation
• Writes both CD-R and CD-RW very fast
• Writes DVD-R and DVD+R fast and with some media above its rated speed.
• Ability to writes DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL above its rated speed
• Supports auto bitsetting (booktype DVD-ROM) on DVD+R and DVD+R DL media
• Writes labels to LightScribe discs
• SATA connection
• Nice OEM software bundle 

Negative

• Quality issue when burning a sample of our Taiyo Yuden CD-R media which resulted in 400+ C2 errors.
• Reads pressed DVD-Video SL/DL media at 4.8x.  

Conclusion

The main positive points: The LG GSA-H62LI is called “Multi DVD Burner” since it supports recording on all available media formats including CD-R/RW, DVD±R/±RW, DVD±R Double/Dual Layer, and DVD-RAM.  It is packed with a comprehensive software suite from CyberLink consisting of Nero Express, Nero InCD, PowerDVD, and PowerProducer which is worth the extra retail price.

The drives operation is very quiet; this is a big plus for us or anyone who appreciates a quiet computer.

The sleek SATA cables are so much more amenable to twists and turns while taking up less space in the chassis; and the days of setting jumpers with these SATA drives are over. 

The main negative points: There are a few issues that we would like to mention with hopes of them being improved.  The reading of DVD-Video pressed discs at 4.8X speed is one area we would like to see improvement.  Write quality with some DVD+R and DVD+R DL is another area we think improvement is needed.

To sum up, this is what we would say: “The LG GSA-H62LI is fast and burns most media with good quality”.

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