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post Feb 8 2007, 02:47 AM
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New Xbox 360s Shipping with Upgraded DVD Drive
New BenQ supplied drive is quieter, faster.
by Gerry Block

February 6, 2007 - Xbox-Scene.com, a long standing community of Xbox and 360 hackers and modders, exposed an unpublicized, yet positive, upgrade to the Xbox 360's hardware. According to sources, a portion of Xbox 360s produced from November '06 onwards are incorporating a new, quieter DVD drive. Previous 360s have used Toshiba-Samsung and Hitachi-LG drives, the sources of the 360's characteristic whirr. The new DVD drives, manufactured by BenQ, are significantly quieter and are based upon a Philips design superior to others employed in Xbox 360s.

It is likely that ever increasing percentages of newly manufactured 360s will include the new BenQ drive until the remaining supply of the older DVD drives is completely exhausted. Owners of Xbox 360s with the BenQ drive have reported significantly quieter operation and slightly quicker load times.

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Source: http://gear.ign.com/articles/761/761839p1.html

Now the 360 can be just as quiet as the Wii smile.gif!

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post Feb 12 2007, 04:26 PM
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Sweet one! Not that a noisy drive is a problem, its just nice to know things are always being improved on!
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