Thanks albert for a reasonable answer, all i'm saying is this, of all my drives since there was one, dropping in a "blank" dvd or cd this drive spins out loudly for 15 seconds then stops, all my other 50 drives just quietly read what it was first before spinning up, i know it's great to cut down "lead in times", but i've never had this happen before with any other drive.
Benq 1640 still IMHO is prob the best ever all around burner ever made................