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>I have had a 4X CD-ROM for about 3 years.  I'm about to upgrade my
>system and am wondering whether I need to also upgrade by CD-ROM.  It
>works well for many things, but I also experience a lot of times when
>the system won't recognize the CD-ROM (esp. with my mapping programs for
>some reason).

>Can someone plez bring me up to date on the status of these devices?  Is
>a 24X really that much better than a 6/8/12X?  I understand that the
>fast units whine because of the high speed.  One person said that it was
>quite annoying.  Is this true?  Do others folks find that their CD-ROM
>drives recognize the disk every time or do you also experience periodic
>times when they just aren't clicking?

>As I am trying to make a decision pretty quickly, your help is MOST
>appreciated.

>Thanx

>Stan

> I have had a 4X CD-ROM for about 3 years.  I'm about to upgrade my
> system and am wondering whether I need to also upgrade by CD-ROM.  It
> works well for many things, but I also experience a lot of times when
> the system won't recognize the CD-ROM (esp. with my mapping programs for
> some reason).

> Can someone plez bring me up to date on the status of these devices?  Is
> a 24X really that much better than a 6/8/12X?  I understand that the
> fast units whine because of the high speed.  One person said that it was
> quite annoying.  Is this true?  Do others folks find that their CD-ROM
> drives recognize the disk every time or do you also experience periodic
> times when they just aren't clicking?

> As I am trying to make a decision pretty quickly, your help is MOST
> appreciated.

> Thanx

> Stan

>My friend recently upgraded his 2X CDROM to a 24X.  It seemed like a good
>deal at the time, but I'm not so sure anymore.  Whenever I'm using his
>computer, it takes a long time to load up Windows Explorer.  And it seems
>that it spins down almost as soon as you're done with it.  Another thing is
>that it spins so hard that it rattles the case a bit and makes this
annoying
>noise.  IMO, I wouldn't keep it, but he says he's gonna keep it.

>I've still got a 2X, and it may be slow, but it's quiet, and it doesn't
take
>forever to access the drive.
>I'm also going to be upgrading soon, but I was looking more towards a 8X or
>12X.  I don't know of any program that requires anything that fast yet.
>Maybe some games, but oh well....

>Good luck in the search...

>> I have had a 4X CD-ROM for about 3 years.  I'm about to upgrade my
>> system and am wondering whether I need to also upgrade by CD-ROM.  It
>> works well for many things, but I also experience a lot of times when
>> the system won't recognize the CD-ROM (esp. with my mapping programs for
>> some reason).

>> Can someone plez bring me up to date on the status of these devices?  Is
>> a 24X really that much better than a 6/8/12X?  I understand that the
>> fast units whine because of the high speed.  One person said that it was
>> quite annoying.  Is this true?  Do others folks find that their CD-ROM
>> drives recognize the disk every time or do you also experience periodic
>> times when they just aren't clicking?

>> As I am trying to make a decision pretty quickly, your help is MOST
>> appreciated.

>> Thanx

>> Stan

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>Kevin Siddique
>2A Computer Science Undergraduate
>University of Waterloo

>http://www.undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca/~kisiddiq

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>Can someone plez bring me up to date on the status of these devices?  Is
>a 24X really that much better than a 6/8/12X?  I understand that the
>fast units whine because of the high speed.  One person said that it was
>quite annoying.  Is this true?  Do others folks find that their CD-ROM
>drives recognize the disk every time or do you also experience periodic
>times when they just aren't clicking?