What CD-R Brand Do You Use?

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I need to archive some files on my PC, I'm not sure which brand to go with, since I don't have too much to store, I want it to last.

Any Recommendations?
 
Imation or Memorex. My best experiences have been with these brands in terms of durability and dependability, and they have very smooth, non-cluttered labels for easy marking.
 
i've tried many different brands including imation, memorex, phillips, generics, etc in my life and found that fuji cdr's work the best imo.
 
I've had good luck with Sony, Memorex, and Imation

What to completely steer clear of: Princo, Ricoh, CompUSA house brand, PNY, and Samsung (I've had significant disc rot with all of these from 2-7 years, so if archival quality is needed, this isn't the route to go)
 
um Imation is one of the worst CD-R brand. They used CMC disc, which is one of the worst disc you can get. If you dont believe me check for C1 and C2 error. I havent used them in years, but i dont think they would be making siginificant improvement. Now at one point Imation was a good brand so the disc you brought years ago might be better than the one you get right now.
 
[quote name='62t']um Imation is one of the worst CD-R brand. They used CMC disc, which is one of the worst disc you can get. If you dont believe me check for C1 and C2 error. I havent used them in years, but i dont think they would be making siginificant improvement. Now at one point Imation was a good brand so the disc you brought years ago might be better than the one you get right now.[/QUOTE]
Can't argue that. I haven't had a new pack of Imations since about '02. Recently I've been using primarily memorex since the regular 3 30 packs for 8.99 at CompUSA on Holiday weekends has come into vouge. Good media at a good price.
 
Best: Verbatim (best, IMO), Memorex, TDK, Fuji
Worst: Sony, Imatation, Philips, HP (not bad, but pricy)

Avoid at all costs no matter what: PNY
 
Don't really have a favorite brand...right now i'm using Century Concept Digital which I picked up from work. They work pretty well.
 
whatevers cheapest at the time, most brand names are fine, especially now, late 90s cd-r's sucked.

dvd's are different, they arnt as refined yet, legacy is a good cheap dvd brand though.
 
I don't go by the "brand" stamped on the disc, I go by who actually makes the disc. That being said, I stick soley with Taiyo Yuden made CD-Rs and DVD-Rs for my personal stuff. The junk cranked out by Ritek and CMC Magnetics is decent, but not fantastic. Good enough for me to burn stuff off onto for friends.

But it's hard for me to recommend any one "brand" as they frequently change manufactures from time to time. I've seen Memorex discs made by Ritek, CMC and (a long time ago) TY. More recently it seems that only FujiFilm has Taiyo Yuden making CD-Rs for them. Any of the other ones on the market (Imation, TDK, etc) are all of that cheaper stuff that I'm not a big fan of.
 
[quote name='dental_regurgitation']What brands use Taiyo Yuden discs? Aside from their own retail packages?[/QUOTE]

Fuji's CD-Rs and DVD+Rs. I've been able to find TDK DVD-Rs from time to time that are TY discs. Just have to look for "Made in Japan" on the packaging to find TY stuff usually.
 
Whatever I can find on sale, but then I only use them for copying my CDs to keep in the car - but I have never had any problems out of verbatims or memorex
 
the answer is obvious considering we're cags... the cheapest ones :)

ive found that any brand really works, ive used memorex, imation, sony, fuji, havent had a problem with any
 
i usually buy whatever's cheapest. That being said, i bought alot of khyphermedia and havent had any problems with it.(Been using them since 2001)
 
A question (on subject) if I may. Are Archival Quality CDR's actually better than standard CDR's. I bought some a while back and noted the media is gold tinted (wish I had one in front of me for the name) instaead of the usual silver media.

Thanks for the excellent thread by the way. I always appreciate information.

Don.
 
I did some research on this about a week ago and found that the best you can get commercially (at a B&M store) is generally Fuji. After that, TDK and Verbatim are roughly equal.

If you want the best, apparently you need to get "Mitsui" CD-Rs. I haven't seen these anywhere and haven't made a lot of effort to track them down, and they generally run about 50 cents for a disc (so comparatively expensive to other brands).

After Mitsui, Taiyo Yuden is the best. You can get them from rima.com for about a quarter a CD, which while still somewhat expensive, they are of high quality and can be used for archival purposes.

Also it helps to get media made in Japan and NOT in Taiwan - apparently the manufacturing processes are different enough that Japan's items are superior.

Finally, DVD+R is superior to DVD-R. I found a page on this...somewhere, and it contained a lot of highly technical information that compared the two types - how the pit system works, data frequency patterns, etc. I sort of skimmed it and determined that the main thing that stuck out is that +R has much better ability to handle data corruption and repair, so it is superior.

So bottomline: Get Mitsui if you can, or Taiyo Yudens online. If in a store, aim for Fuji, Verbatim, or TDK. Avoid Memorex - cheap for a reason. An added plus is to get media made in Japan. +R DVDs are better than -R.

That's what you need to know in a nutshell.

Now, burners, on the other hand.....personally I've never had a problem with either a Plextor or a TDK.
 
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