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Our early model Xbox 360s might still roar like jet engines when you turn them on but late adopters could be getting a more peaceful gaming experience, thanks to a different disc drive being installed.
According to Xbox Scene, some units built and shipped after November 2006 now feature a BenQ VAD6038 DVD-ROM drive – rather than the Toshiba-Samsung and Hitachi-LG models previously used. Not only is the new drive reportedly “super-quiet” but it is rumoured to load content slightly faster and smoother.
Microsoft has yet to confirm if all the new Xbox 360s being built feature the BenQ drive as standard.
