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BD-R Verbatim HTL - Any good?

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I want to back up some of my data to store offline (in a safety deposit box). I already have multiple backups, but want an archival non-magnetic storage method, so I figure one way to do this is to use BD-R.

However, I don't want to deal with LTH Blu-ray media. I've heard horror stories, and the few I've tried didn't inspire confidence. My Blu-ray burner is quite old and quite picky with media. One of my Blu-ray readers is also very picky.

Is this what I'm looking for?

Verbatim 25 GB 6x Blu-ray Single Layer Recordable Disc BD-R, 25-Disc Spindle (97457)

Blu-ray discs are designed especially to store large HD video and audio files You'll use fewer discs when you're backing-up, recording or duplicating high definition digital recordings - including your music library All Verbatim Blu-ray discs are treated with a super hard coat to prevent scratches, resist fingerprints and reduce dust build-up Verbatim Blu-ray discs use blue-violet laser technology to read and write data giving superb resolution,excellent contrast,vivid colors and amazing sound The Verbatim single-layer Blu-ray disc offers up to 25GB of storage space to back-up your video, music, photos and more

Brand Verbatim
Media type format BR-R HTL
Model No. 97457
Speed 6X
Capacity 25GB
Surface Full Logo
Packing Spindle
Pack size 25


25 discs should be plenty for me for next year.

I used to get a lot of Taiyo Yuden DVD media and it was usually great, but the stores I've checked only have Taiyo Yuden LTH BD-R media around here.
 
So the one I linked was the right one.

It's confusing because for the regular Verbatim it just has no extra label. For the LTH one the packaging looks almost identical, but just has LTH on it as well. Very easy to get them confused, but the LTH is much cheaper.

Burned a few non-LTH yesterday and they worked well. I'm doing most of my backups at 2X, but the one I tried at a faster speed worked fine.

BTW, it turns out my plan was almost too late. The drive that houses the files I wanted to back up to BD-R died yesterday, just before I got the BD-Rs. Completely crashed. Luckily I have a couple of backups, but still, it's disconcerting.
 
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