I had the fan on my first Yamaha die after 18 months. I was very
lucky with them and was able to persuade them to replace the dirve.
I ended up buying an external SCSI case for it and only power the
drive up when I am going to burn a disk or backup my computer.
> I just had my second Yamaha CD burner die and have begun to
>wonder about the quality of these devices. You can buy them OEM for
>not much over $150. on the web but the first one I bought didn't last
>a year and the second one lasted just over a year. And Yamaha won't
>replace them after a year.
>
> The problem goes beyond the Yamaha. In both cases I went
>through a week or two of hell with a malfunctioning computer until I
>figured out the Yamaha was the culprit. If you remember my earlier
>posts about installing an XLR8 G3/500 processor upgrade in a
>9600/200, I was struggling with an unstable computer. Well, some
>helpful person on this list suggested I remove the Yamaha. When I
>did the computer worked fine again.
>
> Anyone else having this kind of dismal luck with Yamaha's?
>Or, better still, I have paid out money for my last Yamaha, can
>anyone recommend a better brand?
>
> Thanks,
>--
>MacSheep
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