Memorex 700MB/80-Minute 52x Data CD-R Media (50-Pack Spindle)
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Customer Review: Decent Burn, some Failures, Middle of the Road Discs.
Summary: 4 Stars
Read all of the reviews for these discs and you will have very mixed emotions. Some people love them to death. Others claim they produce too many failed burns. Still others claim they burn nice, but don't last. All of these observations are true to some degree.
These discs aren't the highest quality CD-Rs, and they're not the worst either. Successful burning depends on a lot more than just disc quality, including which software you use and what speed you have it set to. If you set it to 52X, I can guarantee you that you will have some failures. Slow down the recording! 48x or even 32x are both acceptable, and will yield less failures. Don't be duped because your drive says "52X" on the front of it. Trust me on this one.
I can say from personal experience that I have had some failures with these discs. But they are cheap for a reason. I have to give this package a 4 instead of just a 3 simply because they are so cheap. Out of the $10 spindle, I've probably had $1.40 worth of failures. It's still cheaper than buying better ones of the shelf.
For those who must have high fidelity and highly reliable recordings, this may not be the disc for you. Invest in the Maxell or the TDK, which I have had a little more luck with. For those who just want extra discs to do backups and copy CDs, these discs give a decent bang for the buck.
Customer Review: Reliable Brand for CD's. Great for Backing up music.
Summary: 5 Stars
The primary purpose of these discs I bought were to serve as backup and if my original CD's get ruined, I'll still have a copy. This was apparently a smart decision I made, since one of my CD's just recently got scratched and skips and gets stuck at the middle of a few songs. It's a good thing that I still have another copy.
As for the quality of the CD's, if I had to describe it in one word, it would be reliable. I burned 50 CD's, I get 50 working CD's. This is extremely important because what if some failed, and you never realized that until your original copy died and when you pop in the replacement CD, only to find a nasty surprise waiting for you: the disc not working. That means that you'll have to pay another $10 for another copy of the CD. That has actually happened to me with a few of the Verbatim ones. At first, I though it was a great buy, with 100 of them at only $22. But when I tried to burn them, half of them didn't work. The success rate did get higher when I lowered the burning speed, but that was never an issue with these Memorex discs. Besides, I prefer the design on the Memorex discs anyways...
If I ever decided to buy more CD discs, Memorex is my choice. My only regret is that I bought the 50-pack instead of the 100-packs... The Verbatim incident forced me to be more cautious. I'm definitely buying the 100-packs next time around.
Customer Review: Is it live or is it Memorex?
Summary: 4 Stars
As the author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and a former radio disc-jockey, I am often asked to write and or discuss various recordings from the 60's and 70's. Sometimes my thoughts are requested on recording equipment and electronics.
Memorex has been ultra reliable for me as a recording medium for blank CDR's. I have used a substantial amount over the years for both data and pictures (Notes on my Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" and photos) and for various rock and roll albums.
The CD's have held up well and there have been very little that were defective right out of the package. While the quality control is a shade below the Fuji from Japan, in no way should Memorex be considered a poor second choice.
For maximum shelf life the recorded CD's should be in jewel cases and not in paper sleeves. If you are into making your own labels make sure to use the better quality paper. The inferior thin labels not only will curl up before they are placed on the CD but the glue will actually get into the CD itself. Many defective CD's are not the fault of the manufacturer but the consumer not using best judgment.
Enjoy the music and be well,
Craig Fenton
Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"
Customer Review: Glitch Free discs, and they work in my car
Summary: 5 Stars
The odd thing about CD-R's is that certain manufacturers work in come players, but not in others. When a tech friend first mentioned that to me, I didn't believe it. So here's how it works. I have a regular Kenwood CD player (this does not apply to newer players who are CD-R-RW capable) My Kenwood will accept Memorex CD-R discs without any glitches. Sony's on the other hand don't work. My brother also has a Kenwood CD in his car, and oddly enough the Memorex don't work in his car, but the Sony's do. So even within the same manufacturer, not even the same discs work. So if you have an older player, that is designed to play regular CD's find your manufacturer that works with your player, and load up on them. For me the Memorex works great.
Another interesting thing is that my older CDRW drive had a max speed of 6X. Unless I set it to record at only 2X, it would have skips. The new technology is great. I bought a Lite On CDRW which is a 52x32x52x, and it records a full speed without a single skip. So buying discs that run at 52x is a dream. I record a whole album in such a little bit of time, I can't believe it.
I never have a skip or any kind of problem with these Memorex discs, and the price here at Amazon is great. So I highly recommend them.
Customer Review: a very trustworthy brand of digital media
Summary: 4 Stars
Memorex is widely used and known by many people with access to CD Burners or CD drives. Memorex markets their CD-Rs at a very inexpensive price (with super mail in rebates to match, so you can get them sometimes at next to nothing), and they are also very reputable and trustworthy. I have not had a problem with Memorex yet. I had mainly used memorex discs for trading live material from bands (the smashing pumpkins in general). Believe me, I have had more than enough time to try out every brand (one summer and over 1000 CDs worth of live material)...Imation, PNY, TDK, Maxell, Fuji-Film, Teon, Durabrand, Philips, No-Name Brand, everything. Among those, I would say that Memorex is one of the best I've used. The only brands I rank out memorex with is Fuji and TDK, because of the scratch resistant surface on those brands. I've used Memorex's blue-bottomed discs, as well as the green bottomed ones. My only complaint is that Memorex CD-Rs get scratched up quite easily. Besides that, this product would get a 5. Keep it up memorex, you're doing great!