Memorex 4.7Gb/16x DVD-R (50-Pack Spindle) by Memorex
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Digital camera reviews of Memorex 4.7Gb/16x DVD-R (50-Pack Spindle)
Digital camera Review: Best with MacBook Pro Mid-2009 - Memorex DVD-R
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought these from Best Buy for 12.99 ($2 more than Amazon) and they work best with my mid 2009 released version of MacBook Pro. I have Windows XP installed on my Bootcamp partition and use AnyDVD and Clone DVD and these dvd-r's have only failed a couple times as opposed to all the time with Verbatim 97460 4.7 GB up to 16x Branded Recordable Disc DVD-R (100-Disc FFP) Verbatim 97460 4.7 GB up to 16x Branded Recordable Disc DVD-R (100-Disc FFP) that the cd drive spits out everytime when trying to write(but then again, the Verbatim and the Memorex work perfectly with my Home made windows XP desktop with a Sony dvd writer).
I will buy them from Amazon now- for my MacBook Pro 2009-mid.
Digital camera Review: Can't beat it
Summary: 5 Stars
You can't beat this deal. They burn fine for me and are great for home videos. I also use them as an affordable way to share movies and music with friends and family. Get it while it's still in stock - you won't regret it.Digital camera Review: Can't recommend
Summary: 2 Stars
Unfortunately, I have to agree with the many other negative reviews here, especially in regard to the long-term reliability of Memorex. I have burned many Memorex disks over the last 5-8 years and the ones that are 3-5 years old or more are now showing a high rate of failure. This makes them useless for long-term storage. If you check the discussion forums on the web and various blogs you will see Memorex's discussed time and time again in regard to their poor long-term reliability.
On the other hand, the Verbatims and the Taiyo Yudens are quite reliable, although even the Verbatims are said to have slipped in recent years because they have licensed their technology to so many substandard off shore producers. If you can still find real Japanese made Verbatims they are probably okay. But if not, beware!
So even if you don't experience a high initial burn failure rate, Memorex is highly questionable for long-term archiving, which is what I need, or at least 3-5 years. But they aren't even reliable for that, based on my experience and other people's experience which I have seen reported in various discussion groups.
Mitsui Advanced Media's dual gold/silver disks and also the Century disk, which is similar and developed by a partnership between Mitsubishi and Kodak, are quite good, but at over 2 bucks apiece they ought to be. For most purposes Taiyo Yuden is fine and theirs are around 36 cents a disk in packs of 100.
The Century disks are the most expensive of all, but also, they are guaranteed to be from runs of less than 25,000 from the original glass master. Most companies don't replace the master until 500,000 presses. This also causes problems because the master after the first couple of hundred thousand isn't that accurate.
Whichever media you decide to buy, caveat emptor because it's a mine field out there when it comes to purchasing decent media these days, one reason being because of all the fake brand name disks. I would just go with Taiyo Yuden. They are only made in Japan, but make sure you have real T-Y because of all the fakes. The real ones have a visible ring in the dye layer near the hub of the disks, which is said to be more expensive to manufacture and is harder to fake. Also, make sure the label on the package says it's from Japan, although that's not a certain criterion, but the extra little ring should be. Whichever media you choose, good luck!
Digital camera Review: Coasters
Summary: 1 Stars
I would not buy Memorex DVDs ever again 50 pack I found almost one third are good for the garbage . I use them to record live music videos which I to do all over on every 3rd or 4th disc. Lance4919Digital camera Review: Complete garbage
Summary: 1 Stars
I just had to toss a spindle of 50 of these coasters. Tried probably about 10 of them on three different burners/computers, and they all failed. I switched back to Verbatim DVD-Rs, and everything worked fine on all three machines. For my two cents, avoid Memorex like the plague.