50pk SILVER CDR (bulk) for $4.99 (9.99 - 5 MIR) @CompUSA B&M

[halik]

Pretty good deal on printable 700mb 12X CDRs at CompUSA.
Gotta buy it tonight or tommorow to get the MIR (11/24,11/25).

 

[zaad]

The $4.99 rebate deal is for 74min (650MB) CD-R's, not 80min (700MB) CD-R's. BTW, these are Princo CD-R's and I've had really great luck with these w/ my Imation 8x20 CD-R. I used to swear only by Mitsui silvers, but have switched to these lately (can't beat the price).

 

[halik]

Oooops, my bad

 

[konichiwa]

I was just at CompUSA about an hour ago, and I picked up like six of these things. The rebate is only one per household, but I can do a couple for work and...I'll figure it out. Great deal. 300 CDR's for $30!

 

[ton]

Link

 

[Seattle]

The reality is that those CD's are such poor qualty that they should be paying people to take them out and throw them in the trash.

 

[Seattle]

oops, my mistake, but maybe it's a good idea to repeat this:

The reality is that those CD's are such poor qualty that they should be paying people to take them out and throw them in the trash.

 

[Buttzilla]

so these aren't good????
or local compusa has like truck loads of these

 

[xDeLiRiOuSx]

Luck or no luck, I would never use these CDs to store important data files. Being able to successfully burn a disc is one thing, but to successfully retrieve data from it in about 2 months from now is a nother thing... There are many other hots CD deals going around, at least go for a brand name disc... I stocked up on a few packs of Imation 80 minute discs when they were $20 a piece after pricematch, now a days you could get a pack of these for about $10 if you hunt for hot deals.. They are Definately higher quality.

My $0.02

David

 

[AirJames]

These do not have any printable layer over the top and will peel off easily.

 

[Ranger X]

"Generic Product"

No thank you. Without printable layer on the surface, this CDR is as good as a coaster.

 

[WDK]

I've actually used some of these and they still work after 4 months.. Of course, I just archive the stuff I burn so I don't actually do anything with it besides put it in a cd binder.

 

[rigmah]

If you search for the post, some one used cdidentifier on these cds. It turns out they are Phthalocyanine dye. Not a bad price for this type of cdr. I couple of months ago i bought a 50 pack bulk from them and they were Ritek Cyanine POS. Myabe they changed their stock?

rigmah

 

[zaad]

The reason why a lot of people have started to use "silvers" is because the Pthalocyanine dye is assumed to be the most stable. FYI, there aren't that many dye manufacturers. A lot of the CD-R's that you think are made by some brands are actually produced by a handful of the same manufacturers.

The specific CD-R Ident info on these "generic" CD-R's:

ATIP: 97m 27s 28f
Disc Manufacturer: Princo Co.
Assumed Dye type: Phthalocyanine (Type 8)
Media type: CD-Recordable
Recording Speeds: min. unknown - max. unknown
nominal Capacity: 657.42MB (74m 50s 01f / LBA: 336601)

Man, I've been burning CD's years before the "silvers" even existed. I've ALWAYS used high quality CD-R's like Kodak and Mitsui (and still use Mitsui for audio discs that I plan to keep).

A friend of mine has been using these Princo's for over two years. Even though they were cheaper, I've always resisted. However, after getting CD's from him for over two years, and none of them going bad, I think these Princo's are alright. The truth is that ANY disc will develop errors if you don't treat them well, regardless of their quality.

BTW, if you REALLY want to learn more about CD-R media quality, go to http://www.fadden.com/cdrfaq/faq07.html. There's also a much shorter write-up http://thetechnozone.com/pcbuyersguide/hardware/storage/CD-R_reliability_reports.html.

IMO, you shouldn't really comment on the quality of any CD-R unless you have had some experience with the media. I won't claim that these are any where close to the quality that Mitsui silvers are, but I will tell you that I personally don't mind using these Princo's for certain applications. AND that's saying a lot knowing me...

 

[MortaniuS]

Like it was said beore, these dont have a printable layer on top, they get scratched VERY easy. Also with my audio cds i have had alot of trouble with sun damage with these cds and those dark blue ones (usually imations that ive bought), because if i leave my cd book open in my car these turn silverish brown and cds wont work. I now only use kodaks, they dont even get damaged by direct sunlight and have a nice gold printable top on them..

 

[GarciaFan]

Being an audio junkie with a collection of over 900 audio CD-R's which I intend to archive for many years, I have mostly relied on the (2) top Japanese manufacturers; Mitsui Chemicals & Taiyo Yuden. In addition, the durability of these blanks is among the best which is an important consideration for me.

As most on my collection is .shn's audio files, sound quality is second to none. Consequently, I thought it prudent to note that unlike an analog tape, the actual sound quality will never vary depending on what brand of CDR you use and I have used almost all brands. However, one of the main variables which makes some CDR's better than others is their compatibility with different CD players, CD-ROM drives, and burners. For example, many older CD players, as well as many newer car CD players and portable CD players, will not play Maxell or some generics. Another problem with some blanks is that DAE does not work well off of them. If you try to copy audio which is recorded on a sub-par brand CDR, often you will end up with a copy that has annoying pops and crackling on it.

Hope this sheds some more light on the CD-R quality issue.