LG Electronics 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Internal Drive GH24NS50 (Black)
October 22, 2010 by admin
LG Electronics 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Internal Drive GH24NS50 (Black)
- Drive Type: Internal DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive
- Interface: SATA
- Buffer Memory: 2 MB
- Random Access Time: DVD-ROM – 145ms; CD-ROM – 125ms; DVD-RAM – 270ms
LG Electronics GH24NS50 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Internal Drive (Black), Bulk w/ Software
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(out of 28 reviews)
List Price: $ 44.99
Price: $ 16.99
Snap Circuits PRO SC-500
- AWARDS: The National Parenting Center-Seal of Approval, Dr. Toy 100 Best Children’s Products, Dr Toy Best Educational Products
- Contains over 75 Snap-Together parts. Build over 500 exciting projects.
- Clear and concise Illustrated Manual Included and Available Online.
- Build 500 experiments.
With Snap Circuit PRO, kids learn about 7-segment displays, meters, relays, transformers and how diodes work. It even includes a recording IC. Build over 500 projects, including: FM radio, adjustable light control, digital voice recorder and AC Generator. Contains over 75 parts. Requires 4 “AA” batteries. Measures 20″ x 15.5″ x 2.25″.
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(out of 52 reviews)
List Price: $ 89.99
Price: $ 49.88
Review by pptirado for LG Electronics 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Internal Drive GH24NS50 (Black)
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Although most would describe this unit as cheap for its price, I just would say it’s affordable… the difference, well this unit does what it should do in a very reliable and fast way. It’s not noisy at all and the installation was simple as it can be. After looking for a decent CD/DVD writer, tons of different prices, I decided to try this one because its price.
I just have to state a warning, the picture here on Amazon it’s not the product you will receive, I guess that’s the GH24LS50 and the one you’re buying is the GH24NS50. This unit (GH24NS50) is the one that doesn’t have live scribe, on my personal case… who cares! But I know that a lot of people would see the description image and buy it thinking it’s compatible with live scribe when its actually not.
Further than that, I completely recommend this unit, very affordable, reliable and I simply love it!
Review by Brian C for LG Electronics 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Internal Drive GH24NS50 (Black)
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I haven’t tried the software, but it doesn’t seem that you need it. It works just how it should, and whenever I’m watching a DVD on my computer it seems to spend very little time reading the disc. Very quiet. My only complaint is that it was really light which made it seem cheap… but it does seem to be well built (for example the tray is very sturdy when it’s fully ejected). I recommend it.
Review by J. Weeks for LG Electronics 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Internal Drive GH24NS50 (Black)
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This is an excellent product. I have owned many dvd-rw and cd-rw drives throughout the years and this one is very good. It burns CD’s and DVD’s fast and without errors even on the fastest speed. The previous burner I had would burn audio cd’s with errors when I had it set to 40X but this one handles the top speed with no problems. I have burned all types of cd’s and dvd’s on it already: audio, data, bootables, and they all work great. I haven’t used the lightscribe feature yet so I have no opinion on that but when burning cd’s and dvd’s you can’t beat it especially for the price.
Review by R. Mizuhara for LG Electronics 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Internal Drive GH24NS50 (Black)
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So im just going to get right into it.
The speed of this drive was typical and expected.
The drive was quieter than others and was built with quality in mind.
The ONLY issue i truly have with it, is the 2-3 second delay time when opening the tray.
(i press the eject button 1… 2… hey! it opens!)
I dont know if this is normal, but i have an optical drive from a 2001 computer and that thing opens its tray immediately.
Of course, it’s not as quiet as my LG, but thats not the point.
Conclusion:
This drive isn’t perfect, but it is worth my $20.
I personally recommend this product unless the tray delay time is a big issue for you. Otherwise get a lite-on. Those are great too.
Review by Nicholas Jasmine for LG Electronics 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Internal Drive GH24NS50 (Black)
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Works as it should I’m running Linux mint 8, so no need for the Software that it comes with.
Review by David Cortesi for Snap Circuits PRO SC-500
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Very much to the manufacturer’s credit, the manuals that come with most Snapz products are online as pdf files. See http://www.elenco.com and click “User Manuals.”
If you examine the manuals for this “Snapz Pro” product — which is apparently called the SC-500 on the manufacturer site — you will find that the entertainment value should be fairly high, there are a lot of whizzy gimmicks you can build. However the educational value — in terms of learning anything whatever about electronics — is about zero. All you do is match the color and shape of the components to a picture and snap them together. There is no attempt to differentiate the components other than by color and shape — the relative meanings and functions of, for example, a “resistor” versus a “capacitor” versus an “FM radio chip” are simply not explained. It’s just so many brightly colored units that are to be connected in a directed pattern.
The projects are not graded from simple to complex, the first ones in the manual are quite elaborate but simpler ones appear later on.
The same company also offers electronic training courses using the same components but with teaching manuals that are graded from simple to complex and do teach the meanings of the components, but this is not one of those.
Review by Eric Verwillow for Snap Circuits PRO SC-500
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I just played with this (Snap Circuits Junior) for the first time and came looking to buy one for my kids.
In response to the person who said the manuals have errors, see the web site http://www.snapcircuits.net/ (and also http://www.elenco.com/ as mentioned below.) In particular there is a page that gives corrections to all the manuals: http://www.snapcircuits.net/updates.doc .
Another concern I had is which kit to buy: Junior, Pro, etc.? On the snapcircuits web site they have a price list for replacement parts and upgrade kits. For the difference in price between the kits you can upgrade from one to the next so this takes some of the worry about of the purchase (for me at least). http://www.snapcircuits.net/scparts.pdf
Review by Paul Weaver for Snap Circuits PRO SC-500
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My eight year old son loves this toy, BUT…
The book is full of errors. I’m afraid that a child would quickly become frustrated without someone around to troubleshoot the mistakes. I estimate that about 50% of the projects contain some sort of error. They’re all minor problems, but the projects won’t work until they are corrected.
It’s really amazing how many different kinds of problems seem to crop up. Examples are: Missing parts from diagram, wrong parts specified, circuits that no longer “fit” together because mechanical design was changed, some component values seem to have been changed causing some circuits to need adjustment, some illustrations make it impossible to tell which component they are using, etc. The manufacturer just needs to sit down and build each circuit and update the book.
I should stress, once again, that my son and I love this toy. If you have the necessary skills, you should definitely get it. It’s just not something you can give a kid and walk away from.
Review by Kris G for Snap Circuits PRO SC-500
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This is a great toy! It is very educational, the direction books are easy to follow (our kids needed a 30 minute lesson before we left them on their own to make their discoveries), the snaps are a super idea (some of the other electronic sets I looked at which required twisting wires together), and it is FUN!
We gave it to our 8 year old for his birthday and he has been playing it ever since. His 10 year old brother is very jealous and wakes up early in the morning so he can play with it before his brother wakes up, however the experiments can get a bit noisy so he ends up waking all of us up with them. They both love showing off what they have made to us and their friends and they are learning about how electricity works.
Due to the nature of the toy a few of the pieces (such as light bulbs) have potential to break if not cared for properly so be sure when kids are finished playing with the set they put them away properly so they don’t get stepped on.
Review by Andrew D. for Snap Circuits PRO SC-500
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Think of this as the Legos approach to wiring. We’ve bought two smaller ones for two boys here (I’m trying to draw out the girl…) and are considering a trade-up for the boy who methodically did ALL of the experiments. I grew up with the little jumper wire and spring terminal kits which do not provide anywhere near as appealing and understandable a layout and were much harder to work with and troubleshoot. Contrariwise, is hard to improvise with the fixed shape of the components and connectors, but that’s not really important for this age group. Pieces do of course get lost, but how much can you ask of the little darlings (don’t flush them!!!).
One quibble, more a problem with the larger kits: I think they cheat claiming the kit supports XXX [30-750] different projects. Many projects are subtle enough variations on what came before that they don’t count for much.
I’m really very pleased with these kits — high praise from toy-jaded me — they are a genuine improvement in learning and, more importantly, *playing* with electronics.