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 Jun 27 2010, 09:57 AM
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 Miyazaki Group: D-ARGH Member Posts: 997 Joined: 7-July 06 From: All over where Adam Savage parked the Cement Truck. Member No.: 9  |
NewXbox 360 dismantled
I think we have confirmation this thing is no quieter than the current models. The optical drive has Phillips and Lite-On on the label. I used to use Lite-On drives and they never lasted long and they made a racket if I read anything above 2x speed. Let's hope my conceptions are unfounded. -------------------- "I just love mimicking Tom and Jerry.
But lately it's been hard as some guy named Turner keeps running past and taking my cigars." -- Myself |
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Jun 27 2010, 10:38 AM
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 Need?s a life Group: D-ARGH Peanut Gallery Posts: 2,635 Joined: 7-July 06 From: Usually at work. Member No.: 5 |
To be fair, that was either your particular drive or that particular model. I've used plenty of lite-on drives and had no problems.
That's not to say that this one will be quiet though. Have to wait and see for that. -------------------- Some twenty years ago, the gods put down their feet, So firmly in to the ground that no man of sword nor pen, could ever change the rules upon which The very fundament of metal was made. --The Book of Heavy Metal Hold your head up high, Raise your fist up in the air Play metal, Louder than Hell! --Die for Metal |
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Jun 28 2010, 09:01 AM
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 Annoying poster Group: D-ARGH Council Posts: 1,115 Joined: 7-July 06 From: Funky Town Member No.: 6 |
The main question we should be asking about the new slim 360 drives is whether they still cause disc scratching if you bump or move the console...
-------------------- "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."
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Jun 28 2010, 09:13 AM
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Need?s a life Group: D-ARGH Peanut Gallery Posts: 2,635 Joined: 7-July 06 From: Usually at work. Member No.: 5 |
I'm not even going to bother to ask the question. They hadn't fixed it up until the newest ones, they aren't going to fix it now.
-------------------- Some twenty years ago, the gods put down their feet, So firmly in to the ground that no man of sword nor pen, could ever change the rules upon which The very fundament of metal was made. --The Book of Heavy Metal Hold your head up high, Raise your fist up in the air Play metal, Louder than Hell! --Die for Metal |
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Jun 28 2010, 01:43 PM
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Miyazaki Group: D-ARGH Member Posts: 997 Joined: 7-July 06 From: All over where Adam Savage parked the Cement Truck. Member No.: 9 |
QUOTE(nikiwu @ Jun 28 2010, 09:01 AM)  The main question we should be asking about the new slim 360 drives is whether they still cause disc scratching if you bump or move the console... Nik, while I understand the disk scratching can be annoying let us also remember that the Xbox is a console and is meant to be stationary. If the disk gets scratched by external triggers such as heavy impact or movement, it is the fault of the consumer, not Microsoft's. Also, the reports about this are that conflicting I lump it with cell phone radition: there is nothing conclusing nor easily repeatible thus is not an issue worth one attention. -------------------- "I just love mimicking Tom and Jerry.
But lately it's been hard as some guy named Turner keeps running past and taking my cigars." -- Myself |
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Jun 28 2010, 02:30 PM
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Annoying poster Group: D-ARGH Council Posts: 1,115 Joined: 7-July 06 From: Funky Town Member No.: 6 |
The Xbox360 is the ONLY console I know of that has such a sensitive issue when it comes to vibrations causing discs to get severely ruined... There has never been such a major issue with the other consoles in the past, mainly because the 360 causes so much damage to discs when there is slight movements/vibrations...
It's a MS issue because they can easily fix this problem (by putting padding on the two pointy bits in the drives that scratches the disc whenever it is vibrated), yet they won't... I've just read the new Slim units are still scratching discs when moved... -------------------- "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."
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Jun 28 2010, 03:47 PM
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Miyazaki Group: D-ARGH Member Posts: 997 Joined: 7-July 06 From: All over where Adam Savage parked the Cement Truck. Member No.: 9 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdOjzuJByXg
Mate, the guy moved the machine suddenly and more than 12 inches off the table. With forces like that, this is bound to happen to *ANY* unit without a shock device (like in the old portable CD players). -------------------- "I just love mimicking Tom and Jerry.
But lately it's been hard as some guy named Turner keeps running past and taking my cigars." -- Myself |
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Jun 28 2010, 04:20 PM
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Need?s a life Group: D-ARGH Peanut Gallery Posts: 2,635 Joined: 7-July 06 From: Usually at work. Member No.: 5 |
I still say I could pick up just about any cd/dvd device in my house and shake it and not get anwhere near the amount of damage (ie, it would still be playable) that just turning the xbox from upright to flat would cause.
-------------------- Some twenty years ago, the gods put down their feet, So firmly in to the ground that no man of sword nor pen, could ever change the rules upon which The very fundament of metal was made. --The Book of Heavy Metal Hold your head up high, Raise your fist up in the air Play metal, Louder than Hell! --Die for Metal |
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Jun 28 2010, 06:01 PM
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Miyazaki Group: D-ARGH Member Posts: 997 Joined: 7-July 06 From: All over where Adam Savage parked the Cement Truck. Member No.: 9 |
.....Please don't go and try anyway. I am assuming that by saying 'could' you have not tried yet.
While I will admit I am wrong when presented with the evidence, it would be expensive if it turned out I was right. -------------------- "I just love mimicking Tom and Jerry.
But lately it's been hard as some guy named Turner keeps running past and taking my cigars." -- Myself |
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Jun 28 2010, 06:03 PM
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Need?s a life Group: D-ARGH Peanut Gallery Posts: 2,635 Joined: 7-July 06 From: Usually at work. Member No.: 5 |
Yeah, I don't trust my equipment enough to actually try it. Although if I had some already dead cds I might consider it.
-------------------- Some twenty years ago, the gods put down their feet, So firmly in to the ground that no man of sword nor pen, could ever change the rules upon which The very fundament of metal was made. --The Book of Heavy Metal Hold your head up high, Raise your fist up in the air Play metal, Louder than Hell! --Die for Metal |
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Jun 28 2010, 06:07 PM
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Miyazaki Group: D-ARGH Member Posts: 997 Joined: 7-July 06 From: All over where Adam Savage parked the Cement Truck. Member No.: 9 |
I wouldn't either. If there is scratching, it can only mean that shavings of the disk are coming off.
Those shavings have to go somewhere, and I rather it not in the lense or the motor. -------------------- "I just love mimicking Tom and Jerry.
But lately it's been hard as some guy named Turner keeps running past and taking my cigars." -- Myself |
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Sep 8 2010, 02:34 PM
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Need?s a life Group: D-ARGH Peanut Gallery Posts: 2,635 Joined: 7-July 06 From: Usually at work. Member No.: 5 |
Megaman Universe looks like it's going to be an official game in the style of Mario Crossover.
Here are two trailers for it http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/30442 http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/31233 -------------------- Some twenty years ago, the gods put down their feet, So firmly in to the ground that no man of sword nor pen, could ever change the rules upon which The very fundament of metal was made. --The Book of Heavy Metal Hold your head up high, Raise your fist up in the air Play metal, Louder than Hell! --Die for Metal |
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