Cheapest (good) CD-Rs

[Mpegman1986]

I have been looking for good cheap CD-R, I looking for a brand name product sold by a brand name store. I looking for both spindles and slim cases. I don't want disc that are silver on both side, I hate it when the silver peels off.

Here is what I've found so far.

Spindle:
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=257284
50 pack, 19.81 or 39.62 cents each.

Silm case:
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=338685
100 pack $59.47 or 59.47 cents each

[VCDsMakeMoney]

Thats good.but i saw an amazing offer.A sony spindle of 100 cd-r's for $20 bucks.where? Tigerdirect.com it should still be on because the catalog arrived yesterday at my house.I purchased 2 100 packs.

[zzyzzx]

Just wait for Best Buy or CompUSA to put Imations on sale and stock up.

[pinoy2201]

yup imation is one of the good cheap CDR i have 5 more 50 spindle pack of them

[Sir Kopelot]

Imation S...s big time my friend!
I, always have problems with them!

[Sir Kopelot]

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Imation S...s big time my friend!
I, always have problems with them!

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O ,sorry i ment MEMOREX!
They're only good for cup holders on my desk!

(Or try putting one in the microwave for 5 sec.)
U'll like it ....I know u will..

[scrillah]

so which are better? Sony or Imation? or are both good?

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[Greg12]

Imatations r crap. My burner will only burn them at 1x

[Macros746]

I've always had very good luck with Imation. I just bought 50 for 3 dollars at compusa...can't beat that price.

Macros

p.s. you'll just have to try them (they are on sale all the time!)

[sumibas]

hi,

i have used lot of diffrent kinds branded and famous , branded and non famous , cheap . to my experience sony are good and never had problems. right now i bough TDK they are best, imation are good had very few erros that is due to my CDRW i belive. But the recent test showd that sny failed in a 40X read test. visit

http://computers.cnet.com/hardware/0-1091-8-8020643-1.html?tag=st.co.1091.boxhl.1091-8-8020643

Baskaran

[scrillah]

as far as imation, sony, tdk goes, does a certain brand work better with a certain CDRW? for instance i use imation, but I've used less than 25 and i have a sony cdrw. i plan to start burning more, so should i use sony cd-r's because of my sony cdrw? i've seen that a few people talk against imation. has anyone had any trouble with sony?

[scrillah]

do the silver cd-r's play better in audio cd players? i have a alpine cd player in my car, but it seems like it can't find the tracks sometimes. in theory, will silver cd-r's fix this. you guys are so helpful, thanks

[JJamez]

My 2 cents, for what its worth...

I've had a lot of problems with Imation, Memorex, TDK.

Good luck with Fuji (my personal favorite), PNY, Verbatim. I'd add the cheapo K-Hypermedia (Outpost.com and elsewhere) to the good list, but they're 'fragile' - its very easy to chip off pieces of the printed side, which in turn ruins the disc.

The Fujis are manufactured by Taiyo Yuden, which are well known as probably the highest quality CD-R's. I think HP CD-R's are TY's as well.

Haven't tried Sony, but I believe they are similar to Maxell (maybe made by same factory?) which are nice as well.

At this point, I wouldn't worry about getting 'cheap' CD-R media, as there really aren't any expensive brands. The slightly higher prices you'll pay for good media is well worth it I think.

You can find Fujis and PNY online with rebates for pretty nice prices - around $15 for a 50 spindle.

JJ