Memorex 8.5GB 8X Double Layer DVD+R (50pk Spindle)
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Customer Review: No more Memorex brand for me!
Summary: 1 Stars
There is definitely something wrong with this media. I have been using a double-layer burner for a couple of years now and I haven't had any significant problems until buying the Memorex brand.
I didn't have any trouble with the previous media that I had been using (Verbatim). I also didn't have any problems recording to any other kind of media (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, etc.).
When I bought Memorex double-layer media I began experiencing nearly a 100% failure rate!
I tried recording at slower speeds (my recorder's slowest speed for DL media is 4x). No joy.
I updated my DVD recorder's BIOS with the latest version from the manufacturer. No change.
I tried using a different PC with a newer DVD recorder and I had better results: but still about a 30% failure rate (still not acceptable).
However, since the other machine worked better, I thought that the problem might be my DVD recorder. I bought a new one.
Now I can record more reliably: but only if I use the slowest speed of 4x. Memorex rates their media at 8x.
I'm buying Verbatim from now on.
Customer Review: worse than HORRIBLE!
Summary: 2 Stars
These are horrible. I am using a Mac Pro with both a Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-112D (built in SuperDrive) and a Sony DVD RW DRU-804A (a standard internal Sony DVD drive). I was previously using Imation DVD+R DL with absolutely no problems. These discs however would be a joke... if they were funny. I opened a new spindle of 25 and quickly went through 5 discs in an attempt to find a working one. I finally realized that if the disc touches anything, and I mean anything at all...i.e. set carefully on a smooth desk for even a moment while opening the drive...the disk will be scratched beyond usability. Carefully writing on the disc, while it sits on notebook paper and the disk has permanent marks on the burn surface. Is there any scratch protection? Buy these disks if you need some shiny coasters. When I finally got a disc that would even burn (disc #6 of 25) it got to 99% and gave me an error message. Like I said, asside from the hole in the middle, COASTERS!
UPDATE: They do work, about 60% of the time, if you use nothing faster then 2X. >:-(
Seems like Memorex took some perfectly sub-par 2.4x DVD+R DLs and encoded them to run at 8x.
Customer Review: Cheap price for cheap DVDs (as close to garbage as it comes)
Summary: 1 Stars
I got these DVDs yesterday and tried burning a recording to this media like I have on numerous occasions. Four out of four of these coasters failed with media write errors (Bad media). I bought two of these spindles. I put my four coasters back on the one spindle I opened. I didn't even bother opening up the second spindle I bought. I then requested Amazon to refund my money due to "product defective". Hopefully, Amazon will stand behind their product sold and refund my money. I have used Memorex DVD+R DL DVDs before and they have worked very well, but something has changed drastically. I even noticed that when these started burning they were at a much, much slower speed than my previous Memorex Dual-Layer DVDs that I believe were rated at the same speed. In any event, Memorex must not care how they trash their brand name. I don't trust them at this point. They are cheap, but you get what you pay for (maybe some more garbage product from China). They might as well give these away. I noticed the price fell several dollars since I bought them. Maybe they figure they might need to keep slashing to sell these (for obvious reasons).Customer Review: Inconsistent Results
Summary: 2 Stars
Previous to buying, I read through some of the reviews saying that people were having many failed burns with the DVDs. Regardless to people saying that they were having patchy results, the low price ultimately made my decision to give the product a try. The first 50pk of Memorex Dual Layer DVDs that I purchased were flawless. I didn't have one bad burn, subsequently leading me to believe that the people experiencing trouble with the DVDs must not have been using a good burning software, or they didn't know what they were doing. So, after using the first 50pk I didn't hesitate to purchase another 50 because the price was great. Well I think the cheap DVDR DL luck ran out because my second 50pk of the DVDs has been horrible! I have literally gone through the entire 50pk and haven't got one successful burn. My computer knowledge and burning knowledge is of expert level, so I know it's nothing on my part. I also use Nero 8.1.1.0, so the software is ok. Basically it comes down to rolling the dice, literally your $, and hoping you get a good batch. If you decide to purchase these, I hope your luck was better than mine!! :DCustomer Review: Extremely high failure rate in some batches.
Summary: 2 Stars
I've purchased about 700 of these discs in the past year. I have to say total, I'd put their success rate at about 65-80 percent.
However, I don't think they always use the same manufacturer, I've read that these (and most media) are purchased from third-parties and branded as Memorex. There is software available to read serial meta data on discs and catalogs of true manufactures available online. This is helpful to know which manufacturers truly produce quality media. But unfortunately, there's no way to know if you're buying a good batch from Memorex or a bad batch. For instance I've bought a spindle recently and it was ~95% successful burn rate. However the spindle I just bought had a 4% success rate (2 successful out of 50). All variables are the same in both scenarios.
This makes this product a real gamble, and that makes for a pretty crappy product. I think Memorex should declare their third party manufacturer on the packaging, or produce their own to a high and consistent standard.
I'm tired of being slapped in the face (thank you sir, may I have another?).