Prices of DVD/CD (re)writers keep coming down. Just over a year ago I paid over
US $100 for a
Dual Layer DVD rewriter. A few days ago I bought the LG GSA-H20L, which is Dual Layer as well and has the
LightScribe technology, for
US $49.00 at the local computer store (while retail price is around
US $89.00). Mind you, that's for the retail version and not some stripped OEM version. The nice thing about retail versions of DVD/CD rewriters is that they come with all necessary software to start burning CDs and DVDs. OEM versions are fine if you already own a (legal) copy of burning software.
One thing I noticed after unpacking the drive, was that there's neither a volume control nor a headhones jack on the front fascia. I don't think I've ever used those anyway, so no biggy to me.
The GSA-H20L comes with a 40-pin IDE cable, an audio cable, 4 screws, some paperwork and a CD with the OEM versions of
PowerDVD,
PowerProducer,
Nero Express and
InCD. All in all a pretty complete package.
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