If nobody minds getting back to the review :/ I've got some questions/ comments, which I guess should be directed to Akimoto? (andrew?)
When you say the drive is loud, how loud is it?
Do you think it was caused by unbalanced media? or is it always a screamer? and is it "fingernails on the blackboard" sort of sound? or loud but not too annoying?

I'm close to getting a new burner, and 24 RW w/ Mt. Rainer is near the top of my wishlist, but I am
VERYhttp://sound sensitive, so I'm h...st not shrill.