Does this drive burn lightscribe "out of the box"?
1772983
I have no idea as I never tryed to burn a lightscribe disc, I used it on a PC now I only use Mac's and it won't work on a Mac.
944823
As long as you mean the physical "drive" and not the software driver, the answer is yes. I have played commercial DVDs using this drive that I retrofit into a Dell small form factor computer as I wanted a LightScribe drive. It if will fit in your computer, it should play DVDs with no problem.
1921647
From my research before ordering, it appears that the "v1" model of this drive had Lightscribe capability, while "v2" does not. There are a lot of complaints on various sellers websites from the transition period when folks ordered based on "v1" product descriptions and received "v2" drives.I ordered and received a "v2" drive, and it does not have any reference to Lightscribe anywhere on the box or case or in the manual. So, no; it does not currently have Lightscribe.
572883
You will need a Lightscribe able program to laser etch onto the label side of your dvd/cd. I use still the Lacie Lightscribe Program that was included with my defunct external drive. This LG portable drive works great but should warn you it draws it power through the supplied USB cords, there's two of them. One is for data transfer and the second is for additional power if there's not enough power supplied with just one USB cord. I have noticed that this drive does cause a glitch with my iMac (Fall 2009). When the computer goes to sleep mode with the drive still plugged in, the machine does not properly wake up. I have to do a hard power disconnect by unplugging the power cord and then restarting the machine.
758045
Yes you can use this lightscribe drive with any pc with usb ports.....you should know that it can take up to 20 minutes to print a label on your lightscribe CD......a faster option could be an internal lightscribe drive...
405588
Like a champ! I've 2 Lite-On drives, 1 with LiteScribe, both working under Win 8.1
2040080
I have no real idea, but judging by some things in the documentation, it was before 2011. I removed the original disc drive from the computer and swapped the LightScribe drive into the computer and it functions as it should.
272470
It isn't. You must turn the switch from "off" to "on" and wait about ten seconds for the actual recording to start. The drive will show it's started recording when it glows blue.
76918
Well, this burner will work on almost all desktops. It will work as long as your PC supports SATA, as this is a SATA drive. This burner does not support lightscribe, but it will burn normal DVD and CD. This is a 24x drive, so I guess burning at 2.4x won't be a problem.
275916
The drive works as it is supposed to, no negatives. I have used lightscribe drives/discs for a long time, usually use a major brand and have had no trouble.
1342036
You can burn both CDs and DVDs. If you want to use Lightscribe to create your own design on the top face, you will need to use a special CD or DVD that allows it. But if you don't, then there is no limitation in what types of CDs and DVDs you can use.
1137753
Software is junk and this drive does not support Lightscribe. Item returned
76917
I think for the price it's worth the risk of it not working to your expectations. It met mine just fine. I see no reason why it would not be compatible with your system as long as you have SATA connections, and burning speed would be affected by your system's ability. If you want lightscribe search for it, but be prepared to pay the price.
2226132
yes, go to lg burning tools or to lightscribe and download there burning tool, but you must have lightscribe dvd and lightscribe burner
939440
You need an external DVD/CD player/writer. I happened to have one which does LightScribe, so I was okay. I did not check close enough in the specs to notice it did not come with the DVD/CD Writer.
1171071
Nero software is for Windows users, not us Mac folk. Also, the description on Amazon's page says the drive is LightScribe equipped. After two days of trying to make it work, Samsung replied to an enquiry of mine saying, "Unfortunately enough I need to inform you that our SE-S084D model does not come with a integrated lightscribe labeling function.". Other than that (and buying thirty bucks' worth of LightScribe CDs and DVDs) the unit is light small, cheap, and it works fine with my MBA.
914115
Works for me. Are you using light scribe disks and turning them upside down when putting into the drive? Did you download the light scribe part of the software? I don't remember if that was automatic or had to be selected. If nothing works, contact Lite-On support.