how do you tell which media you have?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 11:34 am
I hear of Ritek, CMC, TY, etc...but how do I tell one from the other when purchasing? I'm confused
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Kadrien wrote:A better question to ask would be "What brand name uses what manufacturer, and anybody have any advice on which type of disc works best with the burner I have?" And GOOD LUCK, it's a jungle out there.
TheWizard wrote:One other thing, the Ritek cake boxes are usually made of harder plastic than the CMC cake boxes. You can tell the harder plastic by looking at the recycling code on the top of the spindle. The softer plastic is represented by:
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/ 5 \
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And the harder plastic is represented by:
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/ 6 \
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aliaz wrote:Memorex uses CMC, TY and RTK for the same speeds. How do I tell one from the other when it is the same brand and speed?
cfitz wrote:
Action Jackson wrote:Just to throw another wrench into the machinery, I've purchased 24x Maxell's in the exact packaging as shown on the right.
They were TY's with the label saying "Made in Taiwan".
cfitz wrote:but the question here is how to figure out what is in the box before you buy it, take it home, open it up and lose your ability to return it.
cfitz
cfitz wrote:Hey Wizard, do you think it would be worthwhile to assemble "identify before you buy" info in the media compatibility thread or in a new thread?
cfitz
aznjosh wrote:man, screw those. my tdk 4x-10x cd-rw and my $0.94 optimum cd-r's are teh w00t