I was wondering what are the problems that come with a hitachi. I did a 59 one for a friend a couple weeks ago and he has been complaining that he gets the can't read disc multiple times before it loads.
i've had a hitachi 78fk for the past 3 years and love it. it has never broken down, works flawlessly, but is a bit loud (maybe all the drives are, i don't know). i have a number of backups that always load as long as i use verbatim discs.
Hitachis' are infamous for this problem after they have been flashed. The "Open Tray" issue can be solved by a POT calibration on the laser. And yes, they are a bit loud.
Really? interesting. i think i may have just gotten lucky then. i did buy a couple of 78fk's as spares just in case, but so far, so good. i'll knock on wood that things have been fine so far.
ive got a 59 and dont have any issues( i did have to clean the lens once) i think hitachis get a bad rep because they're some of the oldest drives out there so obviously they've been used more. i dont get more than 3 years out of an optic drive for my pc so i dont expect more than that for my xbox.
I'm not trying to give Hitachis a bad rep. The info I shared was from my personal experience. I have flashed a lot of Hitachis for customers and when I test them out after a flash, I usually end up doing a POT calibration because of the Open Tray error. And in some cases down the road, the customer brings the 360 back to me for a laser/dvd drive replacement.
