Xbox 360 Gets New ‘Extremely Quiet’ Internal Optical Drive

February 6th 2007 | Games Consoles

It looks as though Microsoft is finally getting around to solving [the Xbox 360's extremely loud DVD drive]. According to Xbox-Scene, Microsoft has begun shipping Xbox 360 consoles manufactured in November 2006 onward with new BenQ VAD6038 DVD drives.

The BenQ VAD6038 replaces the Toshiba-Samsung and Hitachi-LG drives currently in service on the Xbox 360. According to user reports, the new Philips-based drive is extremely quiet compared to its predecessor and even loads games faster.

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Xbox 360 Gets New ‘Extremely Quiet’ Internal Optical Drive
Published in: Games Consoles on 2007-02-06