Is there a big difference in CD media?

[brucehao]

I've always used Verbatim, but does it really make a difference? I see some brands, ala Memorex, that produce a couple different lines. Do they make a difference? If so, what's the difference?

 

[eplebnista]

Here is a link to some information.

hth,
eplebnista

 

[Lalakai]

how true it is, I'm not certain, but i've always used the media that was geared toward music. I think that media is a little more exacting so that your data has a better chance of being safely transferred and retained. but that's just my 2 cents worth.

 

[moonshinemadness]

ive always gone for the cheapest i can find (Such as 50Cds for 9 quid) but i have stopped doing this now as my data is becoming corrupted more and more often. For example yesterday i backed up some data put them in a paper sleeve came to it about 10 hours later and it was corrupt....i guess the moral being go for decent CD'S!

 

[DARRIN]

I stick to good brands of media but always catch it on sale and stock up.

 

[brucehao]

Cool... thanks for the input.

 

[numark]

Originally posted by: Lalakai
how true it is, I'm not certain, but i've always used the media that was geared toward music. I think that media is a little more exacting so that your data has a better chance of being safely transferred and retained. but that's just my 2 cents worth.

All you're doing is wasting your money. The only difference between "music CDRs" and "data CDRs" is that the manufacturer pays a royalty for the music CDRs. That's because music discs are designed for standalone CD duplicators (a machine you can buy that's dedicated only to copying CDs). On duplicators, it will refuse to write to the disc unless it can verify that the royalty has been paid, which is done by checking for a certain "marker" on the outside of the disc. In all other respects, music CDRs are of the same quality and have the same retention as normal CDRs. Don't bother wasting the money paying royalties to the music companies if you don't have to.