->  PM> I've just noticed that my ever increasing pile of non working
->  PM> CD-ROM drives are nearly all Creative brand

->  PM> Would there be a good reason for this?

-> most of the old ones are creative?

 A lot of the Earlier ones were as they came with the combo
Sound/IDE(For pripority CD Drives only).
Samsung I think will end up being the King of Junk CD Drives.
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