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i'm not exactly sure what my cdrw brand is .. thats what it says in the device manager .. i have a compaq presario 6312US

anyways .. i was looking for information on good media to use .. i've been searching around just for 40x 700mb 80 min cdr's .. the cheaper the better in a bundle of 100 .. i came up w/ this

http://www.allmediaoutlet.com/SS8040X-100S.html

it's silver/silver .. i'm not exactly sure about quality though ..

but anyways .. if u got some information .. let me know

Try to find anything japanese made (Fuji/Memorex)...most likely to be an excellent TY media !

The GCE-8400B refers to a LG 40x12x40 CD-RW drive.
I would check out the compatability chart for the best media for your drive. Check it out here:
http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6005

As for the best media, Taiyo Yuden is always good. I would suggest going to the hot deals section of the forum to look for good deals on CD Media. If you can find any CD media for under $.10 each, then you know its a good price. I would stay away from those silver/silver generic CD's as they can be really poor quality and might start to flake after awhile.

Also check out this thread regarding good media.
http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=7703

greatly appreciate your comments!

well i'm looking for some cheap places to buy 100 packs .. any good places? is that link i gave in my first post something to go with? or is it because silver/silver = bad ????

i should be looking for silver/blue ?

I have found that this drive is quite picky about media to burn @ 40x. I am using 1.03 firmware.

Plasmon (32x max)
Princo (32x max)
Prodisc (32x max)
Postech (20x)
TY (40x)


Recently, I bought some cheap 100 pcs for $28CAD, the dye is from Plasmon. Thought it was going to burn faster, but it didn't

tNetx wrote:well i'm looking for some cheap places to buy 100 packs .. any good places? is that link i gave in my first post something to go with? or is it because silver/silver = bad ????

i should be looking for silver/blue ?

I would check out online retailers like Best Buy, Circuit City, Officemax, and etc. since they have good deals every week.

However, if your not in the U.S., then I guess your only choice is online stores that ship worldwide.