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Re: [OT] another floppy question

• Posted by Juergen Luethje <j.lue at gmx.de> Jun 11, 2003
• 401 views

Hi Pete, you wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:02:56 +0200, Juergen Luethje <j.lue at gmx.de>
> wrote:
>
>> Here is a more comprehensive soure, in English:
>>
>>   http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cdrom/cd-recordable/part4/
>>
>>   See "Subject: [7-5] How long do CD-Rs and CD-RWs last?"
>>
> Thanks, very informative. I think I can summarise it as:
> 1) Fairly obviously, always use full round labels, handle disks with
> extreme care, and store somewhere cool, dark, and dust-free.
> 2) Experiment with different brands until you find the best for your
> hardware, climate, and shoe size.

*LOL*

> What works for one person will not
> necessarily work for someone else.
> 3) Quality/cost/reputation are unreliable factors. There is no real
> option other than doing your own tests.

After buying my CD burner, I did some tests with different CD-R blanks.
I found a brand, that worked good with my CD burner, but some weeks
later, the factory cancelled the production of this brand!
This is, what we call "modern times", isn't it? 

There is also another pitfall:
Many of the "big name" media manufacturers don't actually make their own
media. Instead, they buy from other manufacturers and stamp their logo
on the discs. Generally speaking, this isn't a bad thing, but those
companies often buy from *different* manufacturers!!

CD-R blanks labelled "BASF", are for instance produced by Ritek, CMC
Magnetics, Taiyo Yuden, Kodak, or Pioneer (this list might not be
complete).
So maybe, someone thinks s/he is testing "BASF" CD-R blanks, but
actually is testing blanks, produced by say Taiyo Yuden. Then s/he
thinks: "This is a good brand for my CD burner", goes back to the same
store one week later, and buys 100 "BASF" CD-R blanks. But this time,
s/he actually bought CD-R blanks produced by say Ritek. This is just
juggling with names.

That's one reason, why I for instance can recommend "Verbatim Data Life
Plus" CD-R blanks. They are *always* produced by Mitsubishi Chemicals,
and they were rated good in several tests, that I read.
Anyway, one should first buy only a few blanks, and test them with one's
CD burner. But in any case beware of the pitfall of name juggling!

Best regards,
   Juergen

PS: I don't hold shares of Mitsubishi Chemicals. 

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