Arita vs. Ridata.

[anniejj]

Is Arita the "cheaper" "won't last as long" "more coasters" disc of Ritek?
Are Ridata and Arita the same or is the Arita Process totally different thus the new name?

[garryheather]

Arita are indeed the lower grade spin-offs - they get rejected for all sorts of things and if you get a good batch, they're "OK".

However, you should expect dye flaws that stop you burning to them in the first place, lots of errors near the end and at the very least, overprints (one label printed over the original) and possibly fingerprints on them from being handled.

Ritek are hardly expensive these days, you're probably talking less than a penny / cent per disc difference so personally I wouldn't risk it. You just don't know what you're going to get !