Posted by Citizen Bob on 09/25/06 13:07

On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 17:37:30 -0700, "Ed Light" <nobody@nobody.there>
wrote:

>Thought I'd pass on this temporary deal. 50 Staples (big box) DVD-R 16x for
>$13.
>
>I tested one on my Benq 1640 using Nero CD/DVD Speed.
>
>It wrote the test disk in 6:16, taking it on up to 16x.
>
>Then the quality (read) test scored 91 of 100.
>
>Benq's own Qscan didn't think the blank disk was good to go above 8x at the
>very end of the disk. But in practice the writer accepted it, though it was
>stopping to check often in case the laser power needed adjusting.
>
>They are CMC MAG AM3, the same as a batch of HP's I got.
>
>The text on the faces is pretty transparent. No abominable brand info. that
>you can't mark over.
>
>Of course, not all DVD machines may love them. But I think you can take them
>back without a problem.

The Benq 1640 unit is rated as highly as is the NEC 3540. You may not
get the kind of performance from crap discs like the OP got with any
other units.

CMC is the crappiest of the Taiwanese crap discs. You may get them to
burn with a superior unit but they won't last. That's OK if you want a
WORM disc you plan to discard.

However, I get Tayio Yuden 8x -Rs in 100 quantity for 29 cents at
rima.com. Postage cancels tax and gasoline. So why pay 26 cents for
something you can get for 29 cents and have the best made.


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