Verbatim 95310 8.5GB 6x Double Layer DVD+R DL Discs (20pk Spindle)
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Customer Review: Used to be reliable
Summary: 1 Stars
Verbatim DL used to be by far the best DL media available. Reliable, stable in storage, and consistent high quality made by Mitsubishi in their Singapore plant, one of the highest quality DVD production plants in the world.
Not any more. Verbatim has outsourced a large part of their DL production to a plant in India, and now when you buy this media you have a high chance of getting made in India - this product is poor, often with obvious physical defects in the media like bubbles, holes and foil delaminates.
It is possible to still find made in Singapore cakeboxes on store shelves, but if you can't actually read the disk label before buying you are rolling the dice when you buy.
It is a real shame Verbatim does not offer the Singapore product as a diferent grade. It would be worth a few extra bucks to get a cakebox that had a 95% success rate vs. the 50% rate the made in India product gives.
Verbatim has really gotten a black eye in my book with this stunt.
Customer Review: These truly are the best!
Summary: 5 Stars
Even though it's labeled 2.4x, my 16x burner burns these at 8x which is much better than the 50 min burn process on the 2.4x ones. I bought the memorex brand after buying the Verbatim's because the memorex offered 5 extra discs at $7 less. That was a big mistake since more than half the memorex 2.4x ones were all not burning correctly. I think 2.4x is just too slow for such a large disc and it's a miracle if you can get just one to work right without stressing out your dvd player lazer. These Verbatims not only burn at 8x, but they read so nicely in my dvd player. I cannot even hear the lazer and doesn't sound like major wear and tear when trying to read Verbatims, the way the memorex's do. Stay away! from Memorex 2.4x 8.5GB discs or any brand of 8.5GB discs that only lets you burn at 2.4x. That speed is just so ridiculous. I didn't buy a 16X burner to burn at 2.4x and it seems 2.4x's are the only ones available, except for these secret 8x Verbatims.Customer Review: excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm using a Sony DRU-820A burner. In the past I've always used Memorex dual layers without a problem. Memorex 8.5Gb/ 2.4x DVD+R Dual Layer (25-Pack Spindle) Then I tried their newer dl's Memorex 32025732 DVD+R 8x Double Layer 50 Pack Spindle and had nothing but problems. So it was time for a new brand. I've heard nothing but good things about verbatim, and these disks don't disappoint. They do not seem cheap or flimsy like the memorex ones. They burn at 6x with my drive, and that is excellent for a double layer disk. I'm burning my 5th disk from the spindle now, and so far no coasters, no layer break issues or any other kind of problem. These are great disks and I will always use them from now on.Customer Review: Nothing is "Perfect", these are the closest.
Summary: 4 Stars
The Verbatim DVD+R DL and their other blank media work the best for me.
I bought some (other brand) @ best buy, after making so many coasters, on a brand new Intel iMac, w/superdrive, (Lots of folks don't like the Apple SD, and recommend a Pioneer), I had many coasters.
Frisbees!
I changed my entire "blank" playing field to Verbatim.
(I knew this, when I was in business, USE VERBATIM, DUH),
So,
I was not disappointed.
No more frisbee's or coaster's!
I'm using an Alum 2.4 GHz iMac, with superdrive, and Toast 8.
It's All I need!
Verbatim's are Flawless using iTunes!
And, in Toast, the same!
I just let Toast choose "the best" speed.
I'm in no rush, and, nobody should be. These and ALL Verbatim's are now my "standard"
order!
Hope this might help Ya'll!
Be Well!
pete
Customer Review: It's an Crap Shoot
Summary: 3 Stars
In the past year, I've burned dozens of cakeboxes of Verbatim DLs sold in purple shrink wrap. In my experience, it doesn't matter where the discs are made - India, Singapore or Timbuktu: some of the cakeboxes give me good burns and some of them don't, and there's no way I can predict the outcome of the burns by looking at the package. That's why I think it's a crap shoot.
I've had cakeboxes of discs made in India that rendered excellent C1 and C2 scores and provided superb video reproduction. I've had cakeboxes made in Singapore that rendered terrible C1 and C2 scores and provided grainy, blotchy video reproduction. And vice versa.
I get fewer coasters from a cakebox of Verbatim DLs in the purple shrink wrap than I get from competing brands.
Given the erratic quality control of these Verbatim DLs, I think they're overpriced.