I would like some media buying advice (CD-Rs notably).
I finished my stock of 100+ cdrs in about a year. They were of the MMORE brand (if anybody knows that). I'm reasonably happy with them, although I do think they might be a bit (a little bit) flimsy (in that you can see somewhat through them).
I am in the market for a new batch of cdrs, and I was wondering what is considered to be the best brand. I am especially concerned with durability, as I tend to archive and backup on these discs, and I wouldn't like to find that, in five years, most of my cds have serious rot.
I was thinking Verbatim might be the way to go. They do have some far out colors, and you cannot see through them (at least, the 10-pack I once had). The also look thick enough.
Anyway, I have an 8x8x24x combo drive, but it's not unthinkable that I would go to something very much faster in the future.
Anybody have a brand they are particularly happy with?
I am in the market for a new batch of cdrs, and I was wondering what is considered to be the best brand. I am especially concerned with durability, as I tend to archive and backup on these discs, and I wouldn't like to find that, in five years, most of my cds have serious rot.
I was thinking Verbatim might be the way to go. They do have some far out colors, and you cannot see through them (at least, the 10-pack I once had). The also look thick enough.
Anyway, I have an 8x8x24x combo drive, but it's not unthinkable that I would go to something very much faster in the future.
Anybody have a brand they are particularly happy with?
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In all seriousness, Fuji and Verbatim are the best brands to me. Their packaging talks about fancy-schmancy things they put into their discs, and while I can't vouch for how true it is, I can say that they've held up better with time than the cheap CD's I also use.
Fujis are the only major brand I know of that are ALWAYS made in Japan. Verbatim is not bad but Fujis are usually priced better and do a LOT of rebate deals.
i have cd's now that i burned 5 years ago. the verbatim ones are the only ones that still read on any player.
Best to stick with a top name brand for archiving.
Avoid CDRs that are very skinny and use a lot of blue dye, the more silver they look the better.
[ 12-18-2002: Message edited by: MiMac ]</p>