[lug] CD drives

[Dhruva B. Reddy]

Define affordable.  You can get a DVD player for $50.  If I remember correctly,
you can get a CD drive for $30-40.

On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 03:00:41PM -0600, Chris Riddoch wrote:
> Hi, everyone.
> 
> When I put in a CD, the drive spins up, the light blinks, and then the
> light either stays on (indicating that it is ready to use the CD) and
> the drive stays spinning, or the light turns off (indicating some sort
> of problem, presumably) and the drive stops spinning.  Happens with
> both data and music CDs.  The CD-ROM lens cleaner has had no
> noticeable effect.
> 
> The success rate has gradually decreased from about 95% a year ago to
> close enough to zero today (spending several minutes pushing the damn
> button)...  Unless anybody has any clever ideas, I hereby declare my
> CD drive dead.
> 
> Any recommendations for affordable CD-ROM drives?
>