12x Yamaha cdr, $32 per 100, metal Azo dye - hot?

khc200

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cold deal... most of the time are free after rebate, i haven't paid more then 15 for 100 blanks.

search the board... something should come up, use some staples coupon when ordering.

then again, as long as the blanks records up to 12x, i don't really care about the quaility... so far aside from mishandling, all works fine. i got tones of kingston CDR from outpost.com free shipping days.
 

Shmorq

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Are these made by Mitsui? I don't know of any other companies that make silver dyes... maybe Kodak.
 

tazmania99

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Some people like chunk steak for cheap price, while some other like tenderloin for quality.
 

Linh

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these are yamaha's, hopefully they're quality. the cheap stuff usually fails after a couple years or even with the slightest scratch
 

Shmorq

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<< these are yamaha's, hopefully they're quality. the cheap stuff usually fails after a couple years or even with the slightest scratch >>

I agree there. For important stuff, it's worth the extra few dollars for peace of mind.

My question about whether or not these were Mitsui's was because Yamaha doesn't manufacture their own CD's. Kind of like Imations aren't made by Imation but rather by Taiyo Yuden or Ritek.
 

lookin4dlz

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Thanks for the feedback. Details from the site:

&quot;Yamaha Silver CDR; 650MB; 74 minutes; 1x through 12x certified; Each disc has an extra data protection durability layer; Guaranteed compatible with all computer based CD recorders; Professional grade metal Azo dye; Bulk media in 50 pack cakebox carrier(s); Lifetime Yamaha warranty&quot;

From CDR Media World website:

Dye Material - Metallized Azo
Patent Holder - Verbatim/Mitsubishi
Dye Color - Blue

&quot;The blue media is made of Azo pigments. Like cyanine, it is blue in color but unlike the green CD-R it uses a silver reflection layer which gives the blue color. Manufacturers claim blue CD-R's are as durable as golden ones.&quot;
 

Joe2Cool

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Don't know if the deal's hot or not, but yamaha does have some good CDRs. :p

Side note: CDR Express if located in downtown SF, one or two blocks from the SF Chronicle Building. You can just walk in and buy. Usually they have all the CDRs in stock and some CDRW drvies. Call in first though. Bought CDRs there once and saved on the shipping :D
 

keenan9

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I know that in the past the Yamaha disks have been manufactured by Mitsui. Don't know about these particular CDRs, but I'd venture to guess that by the sounds of the description that they are Mitsui.
Hot Deal!!!
Mitsui makes the best CDRs out there. The protective coating is excellent.
 

ingenue007

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If they are mitsumi disks then they are really high quality disks. The best and most durable disks I have ever used are Mitsumi gold and silver disks. Expensive though. I remember paying 2 dollars a CD. Back then I had to be conservative about media usage.