ritek sucks

[lordsmurf]

Who else here is annoyed by the wrappers on Ritek discs?

These are almost worse than medicine bottles.

I probably spent 5 minutes trying to open the things and scratched a disc in the process.

I guess something has to be wrong. Glad it's not the burn quality. 8)

Would it kill them to uses spindles?

My rant for the day.

[SLK001]

Spindles cost money. With a little finesse, you should be able to open the package without damaging them. Try a little cut in the plastic wrap. Once started, the rest basically falls off.

Anyway, you don't want the disks to be able to move against each other during shipment.

[disturbed1]

Just put the pack on an empty spindle, then take the plastic wrap off. This way you won't scratch the media. Because of the bottom plastic spacer, 2 or 3 discs will hang over the top of a 50 count spindle.

Once it's on the spindle, you can cut the top of the plastic, and the rest easily comes off.

I'm glad they come in a factory wrap, less people fingering my media.

[i am x]

Who else here is annoyed by the wrappers on Ritek discs?

These are almost worse than medicine bottles.

I probably spent 5 minutes trying to open the things and scratched a disc in the process.

I guess something has to be wrong. Glad it's not the burn quality. 8)

Would it kill them to uses spindles?

My rant for the day.

Heck man, develop a technique for opening the packs without damaging the discs. A small price to pay for such great discs. I can open the pack in seconds without even touching the discs.

[johns0]

I use a can opener,works like a charm.

[BJ_M]

i just slash them off with a box cutter

[capvid0429]

I just received my 50pack ritek 4x. It came in a spindle from shop4tech. Also free shipping.

[Xdreamer]

ahhhhh.............did you just say box cutter?? RUNNN!!!! I swear thats how the FAA works now, so what if someone has one on a plane. I sorry but if a terrorist is goign to take over a plane with me on it, I rather get sliced up than sit there and die when it takes it down! WHO AGREES?

oh yeah back to the Riteks, I agree with disturbed1, when they come wrapped that means less people have got there fingers all over em...!

i just slash them off with a box cutter

[Faustus]

Never had a problem with the wrappers myself. Of course I don't open my disc with a chainsaw so YMMV by tool.

[Bob W]

I just use a pocket knife to make a small cut in the wrapper then remove all the wrapper.

[BJ_M]

ok -- i will dump the box cutter on your advice ...

/me gets out the bandsaw ...

[The village idiot]

Starting to look like the "need help opening the box my burner came in" thread.

[overloaded_ide]

Yes,
And did that thread die or did I just stop getting notified of new posts?
Haven't seen it in awhile. Maybe I will give it a bump later
Unfortunately my new 160 Maxtor arrived today and a DVDreader/48x24x48x burner too. NIETHER were in a box, both oem, grrr I need to start a how do I remove the bubble wrap thread now, go figure!
Oh well I should be getting a printer tomorow so I will have a box

As for the Ritek wrappers, hey would you rather them be individually wrapped like Audio CDs in a jewel case
Just try to open them then without the jewel case and see how many you trash

[lordsmurf]

I opened the hard plastic warp and the first thing that happen was the discs all slid out.

I put them all on spindles... but the wrapper was just difficuly, even morso than the last Ritek I got.

As far as handling the discs, I don't see how either method would be any different.

[ianmcv]

I just take the packet to work and slice it open with our 3KW industrial laser profile cutter then glue the two halves of the disks back together when I get home. Takes a bit of time but works ok.
Dont believe me ? Ok then I really buy then from a local computer shop in cake boxes of 25 for £6.90 per box, not bad really.

p.s. if you have trouble opening your boxes I really do have an industrial laser at work.

[adamjb]

Cant be that good if they don't even supply them on a spindle. (re:Riteks) Ive never tried them & they sound over priced!!

[Gees]

Cant be that good if they don't even supply them on a spindle. (re:Riteks) Ive never tried them & they sound over priced!!

Hmm, criticism on something you admittedly have never used? :c*

I don't think anyone could put much weight to that.

Spindle or no spindle does not a good disc make or break. First time I've ever said this here - but - that's just silly. :c*

[adamjb]

yeh, whatever??

[Gees]

I'm not trying to start a fight :c) Honestly. It's just I keep in mind a lot of people very new to all this read comments like that and may take them for fact.

Best to say when it's not factual. Don't want any newbies only paying higher prices for short stacks on spindles thinking it makes a difference. Or deciding against Ritek for unfounded reasons.

No harm done? Maybe I shouldn't have said the "silly" part. Sorry for that.

[lordsmurf]

I doubt you'd find a disc better than Ritek, but the packaging sucks.

[Gees]

LS - I can't get some boxes of cereals open!! :cD

So, yes, I'd have to agree with that and 20 million other tough wrappers!

[adamjb]

Ok, fair enough, I shouldnt pass judgement on a product that so many people are praising.
ALL NEWBIES, BUY RITEKS, THEY ARE THE BEST FULL STOP!!!

Though, make sure you check back to this post for instructions on how to open the packaging... lol

[Gees]

:cD

[freestyler]

Slash the bottom, pop out the plastic base, stick in a spindle, flip it over, unwrap the rest - Presto!

[LanEvo7]

I doubt you'd find a disc better than Ritek, but the packaging sucks.

Ritek is good most of the time, but even they suffer from inconsistancy from time to time. "Bad batches" seem to appear every now and then. They suffer from the dreaded 3.8gig limit. I've experienced this myself and it seems other's have also from reading these threads (G03s). Among the lower priced discs, they are probably the best, maybe that is what you are referring to. If you don't mind paying extra, Maxell, TDK, and Taiyo Yuden are all better.

[SatStorm]

I only use Taiyo Yuden. Now costs 1.35 Euro per disc (4X). I have burn more than 200 DVD-Rs and never had a coaster!

You can really see the quality of those discs! The disc edges are smooth, the "toast" is perfect made, the colour looks the same in all surface.
I don't trust anything than Taiyo Yuden!

From the other hand, I want those Princo manufactures hanged! I gonna curse them for my rest of life! I declair war against Princo!

Ritek discs have a good reputation, expecially that there are compatible with x-box, PS2, etc. Well, I don't care for that kind of compatibility! I want to store my home movies and my home video collection of rare music videoclips to a good Disc. My first choice for this is Taiyo Yuden!

[overloaded_ide]

I'm not argueing over whats better, but as a matter of point, I have burned nearly 100 cheapo leda/princo 1x disks and never had a coaster too! Less than $1.00 and free shipping! I think it's real close to 100, and they might have been $0.90
Though I do admit I did not burn them all correctly and some don't play on some players, they do all play fine on mine, so it's not the media.

But I am moving on up to Ritek 4x printables myself, even though I can only burn them at 2x on my burner.

As for spindles, the important thing is that they don't slide around getting scratched or knocked together getting chiped! Spindles/beehives just add cost, and most disk manufactors don't make them, they make disks

As I was told by a real CD manufactorer once, disks aren't manufactored on spindles, if they came on spindles someone put them there. They were reffering to relabled cd's on spindles or in beehives though.

But chances are riteks come out of the machines same as CD's do and get wrapped then, or someone handles them putting then on spindles somewhere. Maybe breaking open the wrapped packs. And the more handling they get more chance for problem disks.

Long as they aren't chipped from being dropped on concrete I would probably be happy wrapped :P

Also another way to remove the wrapper, run a lit match up the side and melt it so it splits. Also could use a lighter if you want. Perhaps a soldering Iron if hot enough.

[BJ_M]

I doubt you'd find a disc better than Ritek, but the packaging sucks.

Ritek is good most of the time, but even they suffer from inconsistancy from time to time. "Bad batches" seem to appear every now and then. They suffer from the dreaded 3.8gig limit. I've experienced this myself and it seems other's have also from reading these threads (G03s). Among the lower priced discs, they are probably the best, maybe that is what you are referring to. If you don't mind paying extra, Maxell, TDK, and Taiyo Yuden are all better.

used about 5000 of them so far -- i have had no "bad batches" and you would think I would have by now ....

also - after burning 5000 or so of them ... ive never had an issue with a "3.8gig limit "... never.. so i don't where you got that idea ...

i've tried other ones - and riteks have been the most consistant and value .. plus they are some of the most compatable we have tested (though others are also very good) ...


also if you buy them in bulk -- 100's , they come on a spindle .. only the 50 packs do not .. which by the way are designed that way to drop into duplicators and save the enviroment , reducing packaging.

[hech54]

"1 choice"...Ritek Spindle Packs
"2 choice"...Verbatim (but only if I run out of Ritek's)

[Roderz]

You open them yourself
Thats a job for MrsSmurf

@SatStorm
Totally agree - using "thats +r" NOt 1 COASTER.
where are u getting your TY's from? seems a good price