Re: Which is the quietest brand of CD-ROM????

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From: Steve Stai
Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 00:00

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>>All the x24 speed CD-ROM's and above that I have seen have been very noisy
>>
>>If anyone has experience in installing a variety of brands, would they
like to comment on the noise level
>>from differing brands.
>>
>>I did hear a comment that PHILIPS were very good, but these are not
available here that I am aware of so I
>>would like to know which other brands are quiet.
>
>There are some new true 40x drives coming to market which will be very
>quiet (it uses a different technology so the disc actually spins much
>slower).
>
>As for current drives, whoever manufactures the drives for Dell makes
>a reasonably quiet drive (I think perhaps Mitsumi, but I'm not
>positive).

I have a Toshiba 32X that's pretty quiet

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From: "Steve Stai" <CrowRiverPC@NOSPAM.MCI2000.com>
Subject: Re: Which is the quietest brand of CD-ROM????
Date: 1998/05/15
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