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<< Avoid colored Imation like a plague. i bought 8 spindels @ officemax or office depot and they are terrible! most of them wont finish burn. When i put in a Fuji in its place, it would burn fine. >>
<< These CDRs suck. Worst CDRs I've ever used. Don't put anything important on them. >>
burning many different cdrs really depends on the quality of your burner. if you have a good quality burner, eg plextor/tdk you can burn any cd.
i personally have a spressa and bought 8 spindles of these back at omax and they all work great. never had a problem with any brand CDs despite everyone saying on this board so and so cds suck, or so and so cds don't recognize or burn.
i've had matsushita, samsung, and yamaha burners however that don't recognize/burn cds correctly.
so moral: don't skimp on your CDR drive...if you have a good burner ANY media is good. if you buy a cheap burner, you'll be wasting money and time looking for taiyo yudens forever... >>
So very true! But I would like to add, even if you own the best burner on the market, you can still get real crappy media. and if you burn this crappy media @ 24x or so, the result could be a coaster or bad burn (it burns sucessfully but it the playback is awful). so having a quality burner will get you so far, but then you need to buy "good" or "quality" media.
btw, taiyo yuden are cyanine dye (long strategy) while alot of todays media is phalocyanine dye (short strategy); so stick to TYs even if you got a good burner and want your burn to last in the long run.