Memorex 700MB/80-Minute 52x CD-R Media (100-Pack Spindle)
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Customer Review: Old Reliable May Have Finally Bit The Dust
Summary: 2 Stars
I used to love and totally depend on Memorex CD-Rs until recently. They were almost flawless (every spindle has a few rejects in it) when they were in the blue colorful packaging. I had just run out and when I went to buy more, I found this drab white packaged set. I figured they would still rock since they were Memorex. Nope. These discs look cheaper, are thinner, and every third disc in my 50 pk spindle burns well so far. Now, maybe I just got a bad batch and 35 out of 50 will burn great. When I use a good disc, I still get that crisp, loud, and static free Memorex quality but the bad ones won't even burn all the way through. I thought it could be my Dell PC burner but it happens on other burners and I've read about problems that people were having here and on other sites. I'm going to stock up on my blue babies before everyone sells out for good and these white puppies are the only ones left. Then, I may have to change brands for the umpteenth time. Old reliable Memorex may have finally bit the dust.Customer Review: Mac Owners beware
Summary: 1 Stars
I cannot speak for Intel-based Macs, but these CD-Rs have given me problems on all my PowerPC based machines. My (beige w/ external burner) G3 refused to write them at all. My G4 (Quicksilver) did write them, but several times when I went to retrieve data from a Memorex CD-R, it was damaged. My G5 handles them fine, but the drive makes a horrid scratching noise that it doesn't with, for example, Maxell CD-Rs. Also, I was burning them in Joliet format for use on a PC, which may make a difference.
When I called Memorex about my original issue, they told me my drive (the G3 external) didn't 'like' their CD-Rs, and that was that. Tough for me, eh? I will say they seem to work fine in PCs, and it may be some problem with Pioneer burners (both the G4 and G5 have these). All the same, I'd get a smaller package before I hauled off and bought a hundred of these if I owned a Mac, and especially a PowerPC based one.
Customer Review: Try another brand
Summary: 1 Stars
have rarely had problems recording music or mixed media data on to a disk. However, the 100 pack of Memorex CD-R I bought have made me think twice about ever buying their brand again. I use a Lite ON 40x CD-RW and most of the problems I have had in the past were a result of user error: recording at high speed, using other applications whilst recording data etc. Yet, it seems several CDs in the spindle I bought were corrupt. It took me about 10 CDs and several emails & calls to their customer service dept. to figure out their media was to blame. My firmware was up-to-date and I've never had compatibility problems before. After discussing this issue w/ friends, Memorex appears to have compatibility problems w/ some audio & recording components. The worst part about this problems is that I cannot get my money back either. My advice is to steer clear of Memorex and spend the extra few pounds on a TDK or Maxell CD-R
Customer Review: Best value (and unsurpassed quality)
Summary: 5 Stars
I've tried Memorex, TDK, Maxell, Sony, Imation and Verbatim discs, primarily for musical-radio use, and they've proven close to equally effective in my experience. Moreover, the more expensive versions designated as "For Music" have no better audio quality than the same manufacturers' "non-designated" discs. So if you favor the least expensive of otherwise equal alternatives, Memorex is almost always the best bet. Since the current price of a 50-disc pack is almost triple the cost of the same Memorex spindle I purchased from Amazon last December, I'm seeking to reduce the damage by going with the 100-pack this time.
[Later: A day after ordering these, I discovered that Walgreen's was selling TDK 50-pack spindles for seven bucks. Lesson: especially with the declining demand for CDs, it pays to stay alert and, when the moment is propitious, to stock up.]
Customer Review: Very Cheap Quality Media
Summary: 2 Stars
Now I know why these discs are so inexpensive. You get what you pay for. My Toshiba and Plextor burners can handle 16x and 40x burn speeds but anything over 2x with these discs will fail at about the 20% mark. When attempting to burn at speeds over 4x, these discs cause both my burners to vibrate loudly before failing. Maybe I just got a bad batch but the discs are very flimsy and the wavy imperfections in the dye is very obvious to the naked eye. When pulling the discs off the center holder of a cd jewel case, the discs will bend a lot more than any other disc I've used. You can tell these are low quality without even burning on them. I'm surprised I had a few successful burns. I will never buy these discs again and will stick to my favorite TDKs and Verbatims for a few dollars more.