cdr media question

[skullshivers]

im lookin to buy a 100 pask of cdr disks and honestly i dunno what brand to buy... i havent needed disks in about 2 years haha

the only thing it has to be is 52x ... but since i dont buy disks very often i want to make sure i get the best out there

anyone have any suggestions as to what brand i should get? also a link would be nice

thanks in advance

 

[KLin]

here's a link

 

[anxi80]

taiyo yuden - link

 

[Anubis]

it really doesnt matter

 

[skullshivers]

Originally posted by: KLin
here's a link

there is always the one a$$hole that posts the google link.... sigh

 

[Ornery]

Blank Media, where do you buy them? - Rufio 09/23/2004 02:15 PM

Taiyo Yuden CD-R 80, 52X, 100-Pack $26.00

Is there some law that says you have to record at 52X?

 

[skullshivers]

lol no laws but i have 52x drives so why would i buy 32x disks?

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: Anubis
it really doesnt matter

CD-R Quality

• The conclusion is very simple: Quality & Low Prices just don't mix!
  There are a lot of low-budget CD-R's of which the quality is very bad. For some applications, like games, the quality doesn't matter much as this is not critical data. For vital data, like backups, it is very important to choose a CD brand which will keep your data intact for a long time.
  
  The biggest low-budget CD-R vendor here in Europe CD-R's is Ritek. Especially the ones made for Arita are well known everywhere.
  Ritek prides itself on the quality of their CD-R's but it seems that the CD-R's made in the their factories are not as good as they say!
  
  Keep in mind that CD-R vendors sometimes change from one CD factory to another and then sometimes keep the same CD layout and type. This can be very confusing. More on this issue can be read in the CD Factories article.
  
  Also don't confuse CD-R Compatibility for CD-R Quality as they are two totally different things!

 

[skullshivers]

does taiyo yuden make cd-rw disks or just cd-r?

 

[Anubis]

Ornery: ive read that also, but ive never had an issue with whoever makes the Memorex CD-Rs and DVD+Rs that i use, i have ones from 5 years ago that still work fine

 

[skullshivers]

Originally posted by: Anubis
Ornery: ive read that also, but ive never had an issue with whoever makes the Memorex CD-Rs and DVD+Rs that i use, i have ones from 5 years ago that still work fine

thats what i had before but i noticed that they usually wouldnt get even close to thier rated burn speed

 

[Ornery]

Gee, that's a well thought out, double blind, thorough, scientific method for making such a conclusion! :roll:

 

[Anubis]

strange, i have a 40x burner they burn at 40x just fine
i buy 4x DVD+Rs and burn them at 8x with no issues

what speed can you burn them on on your burner? cause the time diff between a 40x burn and a 52x burn is like 30 seconds

 

[Pepsi90919]

i have cheap cd-r media that says 52x and i can't burn them over 16x

 

[skullshivers]

like i said before .. the disks i had were about 2 years old but they were rated at 24x ... i was lucky to burn them at 10x.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Originally posted by: skullshivers
like i said before .. the disks i had were about 2 years old but they were rated at 24x ... i was lucky to burn them at 10x.

Maybe it's your burner and not the blanks, Hmmmmm?

 

[skullshivers]

nah i have good drives ... plextor

 

[skullshivers]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Blank Media, where do you buy them? - Rufio 09/23/2004 02:15 PM

Taiyo Yuden CD-R 80, 52X, 100-Pack $26.00

Is there some law that says you have to record at 52X?

SOLD!! thanks for the info and thanks again for not posting a damn google link!

 

[skullshivers]

damn .. these disks rock! thanks for the info guys!