How loud is your WiiU's disc drive?

Hook up and software update went great lastnight. Then I started playing a little Black Ops 2 and noticed the disc drive sounded a little noisy. Noticeably so and this is coming from someone who's owned his share off consoles. Sounded like it was working hard. Probably just being paranoid but with some of the accounts from people online of some defective units..... Though those reports seem to center on the system not starting up at all or freezing. Anyways just wondering if the drive being a little noisy is normal. Anyone notice this.

The laser is a little loud, it sounds about the same if not better then the original Wii did.

Also did you notice how cool the system stays?? I was literally shocked I played for 2 hours and it was barely warm on any side of the machine! It literally does not heat up!

Haven't noticed it being louder than the Wii was, I'd say about the same.

The laser is a little loud, it sounds about the same if not better then the original Wii did.

Also did you notice how cool the system stays?? I was literally shocked I played for 2 hours and it was barely warm on any side of the machine! It literally does not heat up!

Vickman178

I know right? I played it for 7 hours straight the day it came out with a friend and it actually felt cool to the touch.

In any case, I'm not sure if it's the disc drive or the fan, but the system is definitely noticeably louder than the Wii.

i've definitely noticed it & i found it to be rather annoying. i even thought about making a topic. it sounds like its gonna explode while playing black ops

is it ok to leave it in its cradle position the whole time (sideways)? or does it not make any difference

Not noticeable when playing NSMBU. Seems on par with the Wii for noise. I am using the included stands. It may be better to lay the console flat. Thus far no difficulties. The Noise level of the "Blu-Ray" drive is normal. Compared to Sony's Blu-Ray drive.

Nintendo uses their own modified 'Blu-Ray' so far is seems OK.

It's not. At All.

is it ok to leave it in its cradle position the whole time (sideways)? or does it not make any difference

sum_guy09

I keep mine horizontal. The only times it has froze on me so far was when I had it in the stands.

Not saying that was the cause but I thought I'd try horizontal and see what happens.

I keep my Wii U horizontal. It's performance has been flawless for the over 12 hours I've used the system. I hope I didn't jinx myself

My Wii U is so quiet, some times I wonder if the parts inside are moving at all.

Though what I do hear, is my tv remote vibrating :P

The same as my Wii so not silent.

My Wii U is so quiet, some times I wonder if the parts inside are moving at all.

Gamingclone

Mine is very quiet, compared to the old Wii which is very loud.

I'm literally right next to the system most of the time when I play, so it sounds loud from where I'm sitting. I can't really hear that much though when I'm further away.

Just out of curiosity, what games are you guys playing when your console isn't making much noise? Maybe Black Ops is the problem. Lol

My drive is also quite audibly noisy I was wondering if it is same as some of you are experiencing. Here's a CLIP I recorded it's a tad muffled but you get the idea it start of with the system off them I turn it on and you can hear the constant whirring whiring it always does when a disc is in the system, I edited in how it sounds playing black ops onto 2nd half of the clip. Is that the same noise some of you guys are experiencing? I just want to make sure it's normal or not if it isn't I'll probably give nintendo a call after I get done going through the games I have to get to get it repaired. The Wii U is dead silent when a disc isn't spinning sadly it seems to always spin even when playing eshop games so I usually just end up taking whatever disc is in system out when I'm playing a non-disc based game. Hopefully they'll let us install disc based games to an external hard drive sometime and only do a disc check like the 360 does when you go to play the game or turn on the system or something and then stop spinning.

Played Zombie U for a few hours today and noticed I could still hear the occasional click or buzz but they weren't as loud or frequent. Guessing it must be Black Ops

I do not remember any loud sounds when turn on my Wii U or playing New Super Mario Bros. U. The sounds I heard were similar to the Wii.