Thread: LG GP08 external hard drive

The phenomenon of net-books and the race for minimalism has given rise to the need for a range of accessories complete the ache of missing mini-PC hardware. An absolutely indispensable accessory, the recorder is absent in the entire net book for obvious reasons of space. The LG GP08 portable external recorder belongs to the line "Slim" and comes before the explosion of net-books on the market; its quality and its portability were immediately appreciated by the owners of mini-laptops.

LG GP08 has a footprint of 156 x 165 x 21 cm and weighs only 380 grams, attributes that make it sufficiently minimalist and easy to carry inside the case. A positive element is that the LG GP08 requires no power except that which comes from the USB port of your computer. In this way you can 'use without any problems when you are traveling or when there are few electrical outlets, provided that the net-book or laptop battery is charged.

The line of the burner LG GP08 is simple: either the top or bottom is dominated by a white, interrupted by a band-gloss black that runs all around the device. Another version proposes a reversed color. LG GP08 is able to burn CDs and CD-RW 24X, DVD + R / RW and-R and up to 8x double-layer DVDs at 6X. The performances are generally good, although the estimates from the factory are declared to be a bit 'optimistic. The disc tray is located in front, and the opening is regulated by an adjacent button, which is located next to an LED signal using the recorder.

The most exclusive LG GP08 regards data protection: the recorder incorporates a protection system called SecurDisc technology (developed by Nero and HLDS which is part of LG), which makes it very difficult to identity theft. SecurDisc allows you to burn optical discs in encrypted, encrypting data and recording them using a proprietary format. To read an encrypted disk, you must have an optical drive compatible with standard SecurDisc or download special software that can decrypt the disc and read the data.

Is used to encrypt the data using a password chosen by the user. LG GP08 sin that does not include burning software for the Linux operating system.