Usually, by then, my DVD drive has already spun down, as the data it needs is loaded into RAM, and even when loading, it is only a tenth of the noise produced by my HP Pavilion (not kidding, thing sounds like a train when you leave a disc in there), and whenever I watch DVDs, I can hear fine, even with the volume down, no noise, just a faint hum of the fans.
The 360 isn't that loud, mine is practically silent once loaded and it does not even heat up noticeably, and after plenty of time of gaming, it is still blowing room temperature air out the vents, and I have a Xenon unit. I definitely can't hear it during Rock Band, as I have the stereo blasting and I am pounding the **** out of my drum kit, and I don't think people play games or watch movies with the sound muted, so the disc drive noise is not a problem. Because of your comment, I assume you are either a: 1) Devout PC Gamer, or 2) a PS3 fanboi, as the Xbox 360 is reasonably quiet.
If you happen to own a 360, and you have disc drive or any other problems, try keeping it in the open on top of a coffee table or small cabinet, as having 5 sides of it open to air definitely helps with noise and heat.
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The Xbox 360 doesn't run Linux, at least last time I checked, this is a Microsoft product we are talking about here though...
Damn.
Mine idles at ~100MB give or take 5MB on my fully-loaded T61.
Chuck Norris never backs down. Ever.
Piss off just about every person who has purchased an iPhone.
Usually, by then, my DVD drive has already spun down, as the data it needs is loaded into RAM, and even when loading, it is only a tenth of the noise produced by my HP Pavilion (not kidding, thing sounds like a train when you leave a disc in there), and whenever I watch DVDs, I can hear fine, even with the volume down, no noise, just a faint hum of the fans.
The 360 isn't that loud, mine is practically silent once loaded and it does not even heat up noticeably, and after plenty of time of gaming, it is still blowing room temperature air out the vents, and I have a Xenon unit. I definitely can't hear it during Rock Band, as I have the stereo blasting and I am pounding the **** out of my drum kit, and I don't think people play games or watch movies with the sound muted, so the disc drive noise is not a problem. Because of your comment, I assume you are either a: 1) Devout PC Gamer, or 2) a PS3 fanboi, as the Xbox 360 is reasonably quiet. If you happen to own a 360, and you have disc drive or any other problems, try keeping it in the open on top of a coffee table or small cabinet, as having 5 sides of it open to air definitely helps with noise and heat.
Hmm... Fly or Download. Fly or Download. Fly or Download. I think I'll take the ability to fly, thanks!
Am I the only one here that watches FutureWeapons on the Discovery Channel?
I wonder if anyone thought that "A machine that screams 'Digital Carpe DRM'." would attract positive ratings...