Any problems with slot-feed Pioneer DVD ??

[sys-eng]

Has anyone heard of problems with dust and dirt getting inside the slot-feed Pioneer 16X DVD drives?
A system builder told me he did not use them because he suspected this would be a problem. I thought the technology sounded very good though we often don’t hear the bad side.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[qwerty12345]

I've got one of those, and it is fine, but i've only had it for it few months. I also have 4-year-old slot-load 32x CDROM and it hasn't had any problems

[Mntsnow]

Ive been using Pioneer's slot loads since they started making them and love them! btw I am a system builder and have not had any problems with dust as the slotloader (pioneer) have a felt like brush that covers the slot that the cd slides thru...thus preventing dust from easily entering the unit. (In other words they have better dust protection than a Tray model would!)

[jman01pa]

My biggest fear with them was not being able to get a CD out if the drive was dead. I have never had that problem and have built many systems with them.

J

[sys-eng]

Thanks everyone for the feedback !!!

[Gomer]

Can't add anything about the slot load as I have a tray load... But be warned, the 16X sounds like a jet taking off. At least the tray model does.

[doup93]

The slot-loading drive is very quiet (maybe it's because of my delta 7K RPM fan on my cpu's heatsink?)

[Warthog]

Nope. Never any problems.

Ask your car audio friends the same question with their decks

Warthog