Sony DVD+R DL 25pk $34.99 at CompUSA Any good?

[louv68]

Anyone know if these are MKM.....001, RITEK...D01 or maybe something else?

http://compusa.shoplocal.com/compusa/Default.aspx?action=detail&storeid=2402219&rapid=...55149&offerid=

[kwebster]

Yeah, I'm wondering the same thing. I love Verbatims, but it'd be nice to have a competing product that could offer the same quality. I'm still puzzled why it's taken so long for the price of DL media to drop? It's just now getting to where you can find the stuff for $1.50/disc on a somewhat regular basis -- and that usually takes bobbing between MicroCenter, Best Buy, Staples, etc. to catch the sale.

[louv68]

According to this link, you want to make sure to check the blue outer label for Made in Singapore and to stay away from the Made in Taiwan stuff. http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=207497

[oldandinthe way]

Ritek and awful

[cpotoso]

Stay away from CompUSA, they are a bad company (they tried to rip me off on an online purchase, had to go through the credit card company to get the charges removed, they would not even reply to e-mails or phone calls before I got their charges labeled fraudulent). Stay away...

[kwebster]

Yeah, I stopped going to CompUseless a long time ago. The only reason I'll go to that store is if I can't find it anywhere else. Their prices aren't competitive because they only carry the top 2 brands of any product. I hate 'em. It's funny. A few months ago, I went in there to reaffirm why I no longer patronize the place and I went over to the blank media section just to eyeball what they had. Can you believe those yay-hoos were still selling their store-branded 1x DVD-R's for some ridiculous price??? Hilarious.

And speaking of store-branded media madness, is Staples still trying to sell their branded DL media for, like, $70??? I wonder how many of those things they're sellin'??

Thank God for MicroCenter!!!

[oldandinthe way]

Their stores are totally uneven. Some can manage their inventory, some can't. Some mark down obsolete products, so don't. Some hire scuzzballs, some don't.

Some of their stores have large selection of each type of product, some have only one or two.

Their managers seem to have a lot of discretion relative to the merchandise. Find a well managed store and you can do some business. Get one with a loser of a manager and leave in frustration.

[MJA]

Anyone know if these are MKM.....001, RITEK...D01 or maybe something else?

http://compusa.shoplocal.com/compusa/Default.aspx?action=detail&storeid=2402219&rapid=...55149&offerid=

Verbatim 20 pack 8x DVD+R DL Media $29.99

BestBuy has the Verbatim 8.5GB 20 pack 8x DVD+R DL Media on sale for $29.99, free in store pickup.

[louv68]

Anyone know if these are MKM.....001, RITEK...D01 or maybe something else?

http://compusa.shoplocal.com/compusa/Default.aspx?action=detail&storeid=2402219&rapid=...55149&offerid=

Verbatim 20 pack 8x DVD+R DL Media $29.99

BestBuy has the Verbatim 8.5GB 20 pack 8x DVD+R DL Media on sale for $29.99, free in store pickup.

I picked some of these at BB yesterday, but they are actually the 2.4x The 8x weren't on sale.

[MJA]

Anyone know if these are MKM.....001, RITEK...D01 or maybe something else?

http://compusa.shoplocal.com/compusa/Default.aspx?action=detail&storeid=2402219&rapid=...55149&offerid=

Verbatim 20 pack 8x DVD+R DL Media $29.99

BestBuy has the Verbatim 8.5GB 20 pack 8x DVD+R DL Media on sale for $29.99, free in store pickup.

I picked some of these at BB yesterday, but they are actually the 2.4x The 8x weren't on sale.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7642562&st=+Verbatim+8.5GB+&type=product...=1134697746286

buy it online ,and pick it up from the store

funny thing .under Product Features it said Up to 8x recording speed,but under


Product Details it said Up to 2.4x

[BoilerUp]

The link is to the discs rated for 2.4x. They burn up to 8x on compatible drives, such as the Pioneer 111D. Other drives aren't fully compatible or compatible at all. For example, the Lite-On SHM-160p6s and BenQ Dw-1650 can both burn up to 8x. But the Lite-On burns them at 4x and the BenQ burns them at 2.4x.

I think the ones louv68 are referring to come in an orange package. They are rated for 8x, will burn at 8x on any 8x capable drive, and will go up to 10x on compatible drives. So far, I've only seen those in 5 packs with cases and 15-pack spindles.

[jman98]

I'm still puzzled why it's taken so long for the price of DL media to drop?

My understanding is that DL manufacturing is tricky and the number of bad discs caught in the manufacturing process is rather high. At the very beginning, Verbatim was claiming that about 50% of the DL discs they made were bad coming off the line and had to be thrown away. I'm sure the defect rate has gone down, but probably not enough to drop the price a lot.