Cheapest online place for Ritek?.....

[rubberman]

Looking for the cheapest place to buy Riteks online. So far out of Meritline, allmediaoutlet, and rima its Meritline. They want $29 for a 25pk. Are there other online stores that have good prices and reliable? thanks

[gee69]

Try this link...although I have not ordered from them...

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=1&submit=Go&description=ritek%2Cdvd%2Dr

[rubberman]

I thought there was a thread about Ritek and NewEgg. I think it was about bad Ritek media from them.

[Gazorgan]

That was concerning grade 'C' Riteks. I just bought 50 from Newegg and so far I'm 34/35 using Nero to burn. Not sure about the one coaster, it barfed 1/3 way through and i wasn't there to see the error message.

[BobK]

I buy mine from Shop4Tech:

http://www.shop4tech.com/user.htm?go=view_item&id=84&cata=&s_cata=

25- $24.75 [$0.99]
50- $47.50 [$0.95]
100- $89.00 [$0.89)

Order 50 or 100 (or more) and shipping is free.

[SLICK RICK]

I buy mine from Meritline.com

SLICK RICK

[hitekfreak]

Is there a way to check Ritek G04 grade A, B, C? Thanks.

[Cupitsoul]

*bump*

Yes, is there a way to tell what grade they are A, B, or C?

[troyvcd1]

I have never heard of ritek being A,B or C.

[freestyler]

I haven't either. I've seen Meritline claiming they sell "A" Riteks but it sounds like marketing bull to me. Can anyone prove otherwise?

[SoCalMK]

There are more issues than just price when it comes to buying media online. Some merchants may try to sell you a bad batch, sell you 1x or 2x when you order 4x, delay in sending your order, etc. You want a combination of good prices, helpful customer service and prompt deliveries in an online merchant. I almost exclusively order riteks and have never had a problem with www.blank-cd-cdr.com

[Faustus]

When I looked for 4x ritek last week I thought meritline had the cheapest when you considered shipping cost. Start there.

[IonS]

http://pcclub.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A3458853

try these at 25pk for 20$ people say they are ritekg04

[bebrewer1]

Supermediastore has 100 G04's for $99 + shipping ($8-12). They are also the matted silver surface that looks better than the glossy silver.

[Senior]

Hi Ions, the so called "ritek dvd" discs selling by Pcclub.com are B grade Ritek. Ritek made some B grade discs and don't want to sell them as Ritek or Ridata, so they reprinted the top surface and then sell them at lower price. That is why the media ID of those discs are still ritek but the seller never mention they are ritek discs

[tig2002]

I really don't understand what B grade Ritek disk means. I called local PC Club store today to put one spindle on hold for me. They don't know who the original manufacturer is (weird), and the only thing they know is that these are orange color 4X DVD-R disks.

Has any one tried these disks from PC Club yet? I know that Ritek G04 is one of most favorite DVD media brand and type for many people in DVD burning world. If these are really G04's, $20 for 25 is heck of a deal, unless they are B( ) grade.

By the way, you can also buy 20 DVD cases for $5.99 (buy one 10pk, get second free) at PC Club by 11/05/03 - not bad at all.

[stiltman]

I really don't understand what B grade Ritek disk means. I called local PC Club store today to put one spindle on hold for me. They don't know who the original manufacturer is (weird), and the only thing they know is that these are orange color 4X DVD-R disks.

Has any one tried these disks from PC Club yet? I know that Ritek G04 is one of most favorite DVD media brand and type for many people in DVD burning world. If these are really G04's, $20 for 25 is heck of a deal, unless they are B( ) grade.

By the way, you can also buy 20 DVD cases for $5.99 (buy one 10pk, get second free) at PC Club by 11/05/03 - not bad at all.

I bought 3 packs awhile back and all have burned/played perfectly.
I just ordered 3 more packs today. I actually went to the store and they were all out. They also said that they were waiting on a shipment of 20 but they were already sold. (You can buy online and pickup at the store) They store mamager said that they were not ready for this demand and that their warehouse actually ran out too. He also said they are now limiting 1 per customer, but the website will still let you order more than one. BTW, I don't know what grade these are, but so far they've worked great for me.

[i am x]

Hi Ions, the so called "ritek dvd" discs selling by Pcclub.com are B grade Ritek. Ritek made some B grade discs and don't want to sell them as Ritek or Ridata, so they reprinted the top surface and then sell them at lower price. That is why the media ID of those discs are still ritek but the seller never mention they are ritek discs

I have bought about 500 of the orange topped Riteks since I first heard about them, and with this last sale that PC Club is having right now, I bought 250 discs (10 twenty five pack spindles) in one shot. These discs have worked PERFECTLY for me. I have never had a single issue with them as far as compatibility with standalone DVD players, or with PC dvd players/burners. I use these for my customers, and they work GREAT. I would suggest that ANYONE who believes in Riteks should use these. For that price, you would have to be nuts not to buy them. As far as being A, B, or C grade, I don't believe that nonsense for a second. Unless you can recommend some sort of software that I can use MYSELF that will actually say whether or not the discs are A, B, or C rated, then I will assume that it is "A". To be honest, I don't even believe that there is such a grade quality rating system for Riteks. Why on earth would they make A, B, and C grade discs? Other than burning speed, I think it's safe to say that they are ALL high quality. And if they WERE manufactured by various quality grades, then I'd take a "B" grade Ritek over an "A" grade Princo or Lead Data any day of the week! :P

[lordsmurf]

I only grab RIMA Riteks, which are GRADE A

[stiltman]

I only grab RIMA Riteks, which are GRADE A

How do you know what grade they are?
Is there a different media code for A, B, C grade disks?

[skybluesam76]

FAO UK users.....

Cheapest I've seen so far is 25 Datasafe branded Grade 'A' from www.blankdiscshop.co.uk . 21.88 inc VAT (25.39 inc postage.)

[LanEvo7]

I don't think there is such a thing as Grade A, B or C. I think Ritek just messes up from time to time and leaks out some bad discs.

[Senior]

Actually, all Ritek DVD-Media sold as Ritek or Ridata brand are A grade. I always buy Ritek DVD media from supermediastore.com and no problems at all. I also noticed that the company is a Ritek Authorized distributor. You can see the certificate at http://www.supermediastore.com/ridata-achievement-award.html . As we known, Ritek is the biggest and most reliable DVD media manufacturer in the world. During manufacturing process, some B grade discs are made since the technology of producing DVD media is not as sophisticated as that of producing CD media. Then the manufactuer picked up those B grade discs and sold them as other brands. For Ritek, usually the best DVD discs are for its name brand OEM customers such as Ricoh, Verbatim, Memorex, Imation, Sony and then for its own brands Ritek (Asian and European etc) and Ridata (in north america). The company doesn't dump those B grade discs since if they do that, their costs actually go up. So the company sold those B grade discs to some small dealers as other brands. For example, Arita DVD+R media are B grade discs made by Ritek. By the way, Supermediastore.com is running storewide 5% off promotion for any order. So for 100 pack Ritek 4X DVD-R, it is only $94 plus $6-$7 for shipping. The lowest price ever seen for Ritek 4X.

[Gazorgan]

Grade A and Grade B are still good disks. Grade B is nearly as good as A and still error free. Grade C is another issue, but Ritek wouldn't want to pollute their customer base by calling these 'Riteks'. Any grade C Riteks would be printed as some other brand of cheap disks.

[allaboutduncan]

NewEgg.com for fast FedEx shipping
or
Rima.com if I don't need them as fast.

[zanos]

I buy mine from Shop4Tech:

http://www.shop4tech.com/user.htm?go=view_item&id=84&cata=&s_cata=

25- $24.75 [$0.99]
50- $47.50 [$0.95]
100- $89.00 [$0.89)

Order 50 or 100 (or more) and shipping is free.

that's kind of expensive for 1x media don't you think?

[BobK]

> that's kind of expensive for 1x media don't you think?

Maybe, but it burns at 2X (with Nero, Instant Copy, and Decrypter), and it's more reliable than any other 2X media I tried.

And it's cheaper than the same media listed at Meritline and the other sites referenced in this thread.

[overloaded_ide]

Nero burns 1x ritek at 2x? Heck I am lucky if Nero burns anything, buggy da**ed program!

Ok, I installed a Lite-on cd burner DVD rom drive, Nero does not see it or only see's it as a source drive, not a burner.

Installed a Lite-on 411s Dual format 4x burner saterday, nero only see's the toshiba DVD burner.

Took out the toshiba, nero shows I have no burner!

Buggy da**ed program!

Toshiba is a 2x burner, using Tmpgenc DVD authors burner I get perfect 2x burns on ritek G03 disk, Nero says burning at 2x and burn sucseccful at 2x in an hour! You know what I have to say about Nero by now
1 hr is 1x I don't care if Nero can't tell time, I can!

So my 411s was bad, Lite-on tech support has a real person to talk to and on Sunday at that
After trashing 4 DVD -r disks I called them, after a few minutes the tech guy said I probably have a bad drive since it is trashing my disks and the toshiba works great with the same programs. He also said I would probably have to re-install Nero to get it to see new drives installed.
I don't have to do that with other programs though, WHY NERO?

Anyway, I am back to the toshiba burner again, re-installed it and Nero see's it again though I won't burn DVD with Nero.
Just burned 4 ritek g03 disks in the last 2 hours at true 2x speeds with tmpgenc DVD authors built in burner, so it has to be Nero is buggy!
I did upgrade nero to a newer version than I had before, but it still did not pick up my other drives.

As for media, shipping from rima is slower than some other places, but they shipp it out right away, it's Fedex ground last couple orders I got.
Shipping is cheap enough and prices are good. So far I haven't had any problems. I've got g03 and g04 riteks/ridata from them and never had any trouble with any thing. Perfect burns everytime (till the 4x burner, and thats the drives fault, not media).
Now I gotto go order Ritek RW's from them I geuss in case I get another 4x drive!

[i am x]

Actually, all Ritek DVD-Media sold as Ritek or Ridata brand are A grade. I always buy Ritek DVD media from supermediastore.com and no problems at all. I also noticed that the company is a Ritek Authorized distributor. You can see the certificate at http://www.supermediastore.com/ridata-achievement-award.html . As we known, Ritek is the biggest and most reliable DVD media manufacturer in the world. During manufacturing process, some B grade discs are made since the technology of producing DVD media is not as sophisticated as that of producing CD media. Then the manufactuer picked up those B grade discs and sold them as other brands. For Ritek, usually the best DVD discs are for its name brand OEM customers such as Ricoh, Verbatim, Memorex, Imation, Sony and then for its own brands Ritek (Asian and European etc) and Ridata (in north america). The company doesn't dump those B grade discs since if they do that, their costs actually go up. So the company sold those B grade discs to some small dealers as other brands. For example, Arita DVD+R media are B grade discs made by Ritek. By the way, Supermediastore.com is running storewide 5% off promotion for any order. So for 100 pack Ritek 4X DVD-R, it is only $94 plus $6-$7 for shipping. The lowest price ever seen for Ritek 4X.

People on this board keep referring to Riteks as grade "A" and "B". There is no such rating for Riteks. There are simply Riteks that are/were made during certain time frames whereupon certain improvements were made. This leaves us with older manufactured Riteks vs. newer manufactured Riteks. The orange topped 4X G04 Riteks sold at PC Club are just as good (quality wise) as the brand new Purple/white arrow topped G04 Riteks that are out. How do I know this? I called the company and ASKED them. Just like with any other product (cars for example) year after year, improvements are made on their products, so they sell their older versions for cheaper prices to move them out, and replace them with the newer versions. Ritek discs are no exception. The orange topped G04 Riteks are equivalent to a brand new (but older model) type of car, as opposed to a newer version/model of that same car (the purple/white arrow topped Riteks).

[troyvcd1]

Zion:

If you believe this crap some customer support person at ritek told you they I got some swamp land to sell. There is definatly grade A,B,C riteks and no they are not gonna tell you about them.