dvd-r 2x 50pk for 14.99 free shipping *hot*

Bruck

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Has anyone used these? are they any good? I have a powerbook, and so far i've had great results with sony, memorex and apple media
 

snedman

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Found some reviews on these, so far nothing positive on them....

source: videohelp.com
MEdia comes in 50pack spindles. I was able to purchase a store rebundled 10 pack. Used 9 so far.

3 of speciments wouldn't complete a burn. 6 did complete a burn, but of those 4 were not completely readable. I was able to pull a directory off the discs, but attempts to read the data were mixed, as some files could not be read off the disc. The transfer would get to 30-50% and error out.

Despite media being rated for 1x-2x-4x, Nero only reports 2x being available for this media.


Additional information:
Burnt with LG GSA-4040B at 2x using firmware 302A.
Burning reliability is Poor.
PC reliability is Poor.
Media color is Purple.
Media text is unbranded.
Media package type is Cake Box. Number of discs 50.
Media UPC/EAN code is N/A.
Authoring/Burning comments:
Authored and burned using Nero 6.0 Retail.

Source: cdrinfo.com
The Ultran discs are the worst I've ever encountered.

Not only for drive compatibility but in error rates. Out of a 10pack, I had 5 that burned "successfully", 2 that didn't complete the burn, and 3 that I've not used yet. Of the 5 that completed a burned, 2 of those were unreadable. These weren't anything weird like game backups or movie copies, these were data backups burned as straight data DVDs. You'd be able to pull a clean directory read off them, but reading the actual files would crap out part way through on some files. Luckily, I checked these before putting them away.

Also, while rated for 4x, they won't burn faster than 2x on my drive. Admittedly, my drive is a bit picky on media (the infamous 4040B) but up until now, it still managed to do a functional burn, just at a slower speed. This is the first time I've encountered media that was semi-readable after a "successful" burn.
 

RobCur

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what's the risk? only 14.99 heh. it cost me 17.99 for 10pk of maxell 4x dvd-r at walmart, not so good either. if you have 3-5 that crapped out on ya, you still have a winner here :)
but brandname is not always quality either, its just generic with a name slapped on top of it.
 

HyperYagami

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Originally posted by: RobCur
it cost me 17.99 for 10pk of maxell 4x dvd-r at walmart, not so good either.

1) if you have problem with maxell dvd-r, then it's your burner's problem.
2) maxell makes its own dvd-r (+r is ritek).
3) yeah except you might loss your data later with the crappy media.
 

dnuggett

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1) if you have problem with maxell dvd-r, then it's your burner's problem.

I don't think he's saying he has a problem w/ the media, its the price to disc ratio that is the prob.
 

RobCur

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its cheap, generic, so what more do you expect? 50 x 4.7gb = 235gb which would equal 350 cdr as well.
thats 23 cdr per bucks, cheapest I spend on cdr was 100 for 13 bucks. so thats 8 cdr per dollar.
btw, some may see 4x and 8x as well :)