Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray

["Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>]

Hi,

Lisi Reisz wrote:
> (As if I invented online references!!!)

At least you have more luck with googling than me.


I beat this thread not because i want to win.
As said, it is about the potential hazard of too much
"user-friendliness" in the drive firmware.

If Gene has a pile of dead drives and the donors state
that they fell victim to Sony, then i must say that
this first would have to be carefully investigated.
Drives die from age and from abuse. Media can show
deceiving behavior. MS-Windows users see things their
very own way.

The idea to recycle tray motors is as weird as it is
appealing. They live longer than the optical systems
and/or the tracking servos.
But are they strong enough for any real work ?


Gene Heskett wrote:
> I just have to make an 
> appropriately sized box with only 2 tight fitting holes in it,

How about making a fan out of the spindle motor to keep
the dust out of the box by filtered pressure air ?
(I mean ... as we are already at it ... :))


Have a nice day :)

Thomas