[olug] Cox At Home

Dave Burchell burchell at inetnebr.com
Wed Oct 11 17:19:05 UTC 2000


Tim Russell says:

> > > A side note: I have had bad luck with CDROM drives
> > > over the years. Are they all made cheaply? Or maybe
> > > they take a beating? Are some better quality than
> > > others? Just curious.
> >
> > I've had more trouble with CD-ROM drives than with any other component on
> a
> > typical desktop computer.
> >
> > In contrast, I've seen almost zero HD failures during the same time
> > period.

> Do you guys by any chance smoke? That'll do it every time...

No, I don't smoke, and the failed CD-ROM drives are from a building in
which smoking is not allowed.

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