My 1st DC also died. It made a really high pitch sound then it smelt like smoke. The motor blew, after that it couldn't read CDs.
So got another one, but you can only vote once.
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This was kinda crap though since my original Master System, Mega-Drive 2, 32x, and Mega-CD are all still alive and well today.
Sold my original Mega-Drive 1 & Saturn so can't speak for them.