scott wrote:
>> About the only thing that can go wrong with a tray-load drive is if 
>> the disk isn't sitting in it properly, and it gets mashed when the 
>> tray tries to shut.
> 
> Or if, for example, as the tray was closing you went over a little bump 
> and the CD moved...  Or worse you are carefully trying to press the CD 
> into the tray when you go over a bigger bump and you snap the tray right 
> off!

Ah yes, tray-load in a moving vehicle is another matter. ;-)

Still, you could have the disk half way in the slot and snap it off the 
same way. (A slimsy little CD presumably being drastically easier to 
snap than a ruggid tray.)

> FWIW I've had a slot load CD drive in every one of my cars (I nabbed my 
> dad's old one for my Pug 205!) and never had any issue with them 
> damaging or scratching discs.

Well, as I say, I don't use original CDs in the car anyway, so...

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