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    Noisy DVD drive?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by zero2005, Jun 22, 2011.

  1. zero2005

    zero2005 Notebook Consultant

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    is it just me, or is the DVD drive REALLY LOUD?
    i got the basic drive, and it really sounds like that disc is spinnin in there pretty hard. if i move the laptop slightly it sounds like its vibrating pretty hard core, and sometimes it sounds like it grinds a bit. not like zOMG horrible, but enough to concern me. wish i had a camera/mic to record it. normally it just sounds like an annoying buzz.

    is there any decent cheap upgrades? i mean, if not i'll just simply not use it unless i REALLY have to. i think the only time i've every used a dvd drive in my life are for hardcore situations, like re-installing windows, re-installing starcraft 2 (because its the one game that i actually had to buy in hardcopy format, for nostalgia sake), or copying DVD movies for my wife.

    i'm not into the whole bluray scene either, even tho i do have a PS3 (and my wife owns the only bluray-DVD in the house, Twilight bleh lol)
     
    zero2005, Jun 22, 2011
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    Brabostaan Notebook Deity

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    Its not you, the drive is indeed loud.
     
    Brabostaan, Jun 22, 2011
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  3. zero2005

    zero2005 Notebook Consultant

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    ah :D ok.
    and i'm assuming that you have the same problem with the DVD/BR combo?
     
    zero2005, Jun 22, 2011
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    I think regardless of what laptop you have the optical drive is going to be loud, i think it is rare to find a laptop that has a quiet optical Drive.
     
    codesx100, Jun 22, 2011
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    my HP G71's dvd drive wasnt too bad. it at least didnt sound like the DVD was rattling around and scrapping edges. if the M17X s even tilted or if the weight is supported a bit more on that side, it makes the DVD sound like its unbalanced and vibratiting like a mother.

    then again, the G71 didnt have the drive that "eats" dvd's, it was the kind that pops out, and you pop the DVD/CD onto the center post. which is probably why...

    edit: my old toshiba was the same way. quieter design, but i'm guessing everyone is moving to the streamlined DVD eater style because you have less moving parts to break?
     
    zero2005, Jun 23, 2011
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