hello Max.

 answering a msg of <marti 05 octombrie 1999>, from Max Timchenko to All:

 MT> Peter probably meant they are not good, which is only partially
 MT> correct. Creative does not make their cd-roms, they only slap logos,
 MT> and same specification drives may come from different manufacturers. I had
 MT> one 48x that failed after 4 mo. of usage, and the replacement unit was all
 MT> different - different design, different operation, only the same logo
 MT> and the speed. The internal design of the drive - shape of cut for the
 MT> head on the tray, for example, also hinted that these two don't even
 MT> belong to the same manufacturer.

In this part of the world, it seems that you can hardly find a worse CD-ROM
unit than these "Creative" units. Well, at least their price is low enough, so
you know you get what you pay for.




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