Are the Plastics from the Spindly era or is a case of badly engineered parts? It seems like any 1400 that's seen much use at all has signs of stress or actual cracks 1/2" from the hinge the lid.

Anybody wanting to collect a 1400 should start by looking to snap up a 1400 like the PartsBook conquest that started this thread, even if it's a cs, IMO.

I'll have to look through my CD-ROM Drives, so far, of the three I've found at hand I've got a 6x, an 8x and a 12x! ;D