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Are 52x CD Burners Noisy?

PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2003 11:52 am
by craiger
Are they noisy when burning cd's and installing programs?

PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2003 11:57 am
by Ian
Some are louder than others, but to put it simply: yes they are loud.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2003 12:03 pm
by 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?

PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2003 12:10 pm
by Ian
Like noise from rotation speed and vibration? The color of the tray doesn't make a difference.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2003 10:50 pm
by 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.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2003 11:17 pm
by 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.