Deals on CDRs...be gentle, it's my first time...also need some advice...

[FalGra]

There are all sorts of factors that account for a damaged cd. I have $4/cds that I used to buy 3 years ago when I first got a burner, and they were supposed to last 200 years, today, they already have problems. Every cd is pretty much made the same way, clear resin/lexan, dye, gold reflective layer, silver refraction reduction layer, and the top coat of lexan, and maybe a screened label of some sort. A label will not prevent damage from a disk being pressed and supposedly squeezing the dye, that's just not true. The label is nothing more than a layer of the ink from a screen printing or thermal printer, which does help the look of the cd' and maybe offer lines to write on your disk with a magic market easier, however as far as performance, a label doesn't make any difference, most people prefer a silver top unbranded so they can print their own labels with their inkjet printers or the like, and save a few bucks by not getting the logo on the top. With cd's you don't really get what you pay for, cd's cost penny's to produce, it's the middlemen/reseller that sets the price, the more the reseller purchases at any one time, the cheaper per disk they get. Also, plastic in general is scratch prone, the only way to eliminate scratches is to be careful, or to use some sort of glass instead. As far as putting presure on the label and seing the dye distort on the other side, think of it as putting a finger on a LCD monitor while it is on and seeing the pixels distort, however when you remove your finger, what happens? It all comes back, now if you jammed your finger into it pretty hard you might crush the pixel, however, common..... Sorry for the rant, just wanted to clear things up...As I deal in cdr media every day....I have learned a few things here and there...

 

[jacobnero6918]

I bought the Samsung 650MB 12x guarantee cd-r's for $8.99 for a 50 pack. There back up to $27.95 or something so I guess it was just a two week deal. The samsung work good by the way with my Acer burner.

 

[Unbornchicken]

FalGra.. i understand what you are saying.. but I too have dealt with CDRs about every day for the past 3 years... I know that the scratches on the bottom (plastic part) dont really matter much at all.. the top is the delicate part.. just remember, the organic dye that is under the reflective top coating is just that, a dye..

 

[Overclocked]

Underclocked give me a break..

 

[EmperorNero]

anyone bought the 12x imation cd-rs yet? and if you did, please run cdr identifier and tell us what the dye is.