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

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From: Zenomorph
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 00:00

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tonyb@removeme.ramhb.co.nz (**Modify to email**) wrote:

>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).

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