OT: TDK 100 cd spindle from buy.com

[beamrider]

Picked up a few of these in a great deal last week, and they arrived today. If anyone is curious, these are not labeled "Certified Plus" but rather just "Certified". However, take a look at this:

CDRIdentifier Results

Not bad, I'd say........

 

[billandopus]

Lucky you.

BTW, did your other spindles say "Taiyo Yuden" as well?

Better than Ritek that's for sure.

 

[RaysMD]

I thought the best ones were just by TDK according the CDRinfo?

-MM

 

[billandopus]

True. The best TDK cdrs are probably made by TDK itself. The Certified Plus.

However, it has been shown over and over again that TDK has outsourced more than one manufacturer/factory to make their "entry level quality" 100pk spindles of the 100% Certified cdrs. The majority seem to be made by Ritek (not that good) and others are made by Taiyo Yuden which have a much better reputation.

Actually, top TY stuff is right there with anything out there.

However, I have a sneaking suspicion from anecdotal evidence that the TY made 100pk spindle of 100% Certified cdrs are probably "second quality" Taiyo Yudens - which in turn are still better than Ritek stuff. But that's just my opinion. I mean, why would Taiyo Yuden put their best effort into making 100pk spindles of TDK entry level cdrs and undercut their own products under other brand names? Especially for a spindle that you can get for some 16 dollars right now at Onvia?

That doesn't make sense to me or to anyone who has a marketing/economics background (like I do)