funny..my elite doesn't sound that loud compared to the old premium. i love mine as soon as i saw a benQ drive in it. super smooth, and not too noisy.

sorry about your hd dvd bro. like others have said, maybe some are selling theirs since now many hd-dvd enthusiasts are trading in for actual hd-dvd players.

@bem69: if you could hear noises while playing a game as noisy as COD4, then maybe there's something different with the console. honest to goodness, mine does not growl loud cos if it did..i would've noticed it under the heavy gunfire and floor fans.

not sure if i'm correct, but does moving your console to somewhere more open help with the fan noise? i dunno..i'm too sleepy to think now.

are you sure? most of the demos i play are indeed quiet..but why, when i play DOA4 demo...seem to be a lot of sound. especially when girl on girl match.

hmm...

aaaanyway, hope the benq drive is durable enough to withstand the average gamers' game time (10 hours? yeah..average).

my previous drive showed its signs with the classic braking sound when you stop a game and exit to dashboard. then kaput. oh noes!