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Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2000 2:19 pm Post subject:

is it true that slot-load drives can break easier than the tray-load drives?

Big Dog Joined: 18 Oct 2000 Posts: 4410

I used several SLOT load drives in the past, and my experience with them is not breakage. Granted, if a SLOT Load drive breaks, it will probably be more difficult to than a tray load drive. But my complaint about SLOT load drives is from time to time, if you are not VERY CAREFUL EVERYTIME you can scratch the hell outta your CD's. You go to put on in, and aren't thinking clearly, so you don't put it in all the way... those little 'teeth' inside grab it and try to yank it in and scratch the hell out of your disk. The new ones aren't as bad as they used to be but hell, I even ruined a few audio CD's in the CD player in my truck! Angry Smile

Guess its a matter of opinion though...

Fido@littlewhitedog.com

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2000 9:54 am Post subject:

I have noticed slot loads can scratch a c.d. I don't know if it's the actual c.d. player, or me just trying to jam the stupid thing in there while I'm driving, lighting a cigarette and shifting at the same time.

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2000 11:51 am Post subject:

Yeah I've heard the same thing, slot CDs drives can scratch the beejeezus out of CDs and if it's a burned one a small scratch can spell disaster!

Rover
"...She went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone,
when she bent over Rover took over and gave her a bone of her own!"

Cat Chaser Joined: 24 Oct 2000 Posts: 951 Location: USA

Yeah, but if your careful....I prefer slots cuz they keep more dust out of the drive then a tray loader. Not to mention, there is not try to hit with my knee Angry Smile

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Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2000 12:19 pm Post subject:

Tell me about it! I was at a user's desk installing software and I had sat down on the edge of the chair. When I went to eject the CD I slipped off the edge of the seat and put my entire 285 pounds of weight down on the freshly ejected CD tray. Needless to say it snapped like a toothpick. Boy was I embaressed![:I]

Rover
"...She went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone,
when she bent over Rover took over and gave her a bone of her own!"

Big Dog Joined: 20 Oct 2000 Posts: 3689 Location: USA

slot drives= early cd death

tray drives= some L.User's coffeecup holder

what happened to the bad old days when you had to put the cd in a tray before you stuck in in the slot:?:

There is NO spoon !
-Brain

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2000 10:48 am Post subject:

The cartridge days may be coming back. The DVD-RW by Creative Labs that Max reviewed uses a cartridge!

Rover
"...She went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone,
when she bent over Rover took over and gave her a bone of her own!"