Are 52x CD Burners Noisy?

[craiger]

Are they noisy when burning cd's and installing programs?

[Ian]

Some are louder than others, but to put it simply: yes they are loud.

[craiger]

Would it be better to get a 48x burner? I also noticed the Lite-On drives have white trays. I guess white tray's arent good for noises and black tray's are?

[Ian]

Like noise from rotation speed and vibration? The color of the tray doesn't make a difference.

[rdgrimes]

I have 40x, 48x, and 52x LiteOn drives. the difference in noise level is proportionale to the difference in RPM, but I would not call any of them "loud". 4 case fans are "loud", the drives are fine. I suspect that case design, mounting style and location have more impact on noise than the speed of the drive does.

[dhc014]

Burning at 52x will make more noise than burning at 48x. If you were to burn at 48x on a 52x max drive, it would be about the same loudness as burning at 48x on a 48x max drive.