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Jan 1 to 4 2007, both on sale for $19.99 regular $64.99

Verbatim 16x DVD+R 100-pack Spindle

Verbatim 16x DVD-R 100-pack Spindle

I am going to pick up a couple of the +R's

Cheers

thanks.

Just ordered a pack of -R's now. for me $45 off was too hard to resist!
and 2 Canon 4mp digital cameras that are on for $89.99 each


I was determined to not buy anything this boxing week sale period.

bought a 250gb WD drive before Xmas. for me
A scanner on Dec 29th for me
Now dvd-r's, 2 digital cameras & 2 SD cards (gifts).

Note to Americans: Boxing Day (week) is like Black Friday for the Commonwealth Nations.

Spazmogen wrote:Note to Americans: Boxing Day (week) is like Black Friday for the Commonwealth Nations.

Only alot crappier as of late

I ordered 2 packs of the +Rs. It said out of stock, but will ship when in.

I am about 1/4 way through a 100 pack I bought a little while ago for $25. My burner seems to like them.

After NCIX putting the Verbatim's on sale for 100/$20, and The Source at Circuit City putting the Verbatim 25pks on sale for $4.99 (including free shipping) I wonder how many people still need Verbatim DVDRs?

20.00 CAD = 16.97 USD not a bad price for 100 brand name DVD-R's

Mine arrived yesterday, any idea who really made them from the media code? I'm assuming Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. In other words, high grade stuff!

Media Information
Region information N/A not a DVD-VIDEO
Media code/Manufacturer ID MCC 03RG20
Format Capacity Blank Disc
Free Blocks 412352512
Free Capacity 4.38GB(4.71GB)
Book Type DVD-R
Media Type DVD-R
Manufacturer Rated Speed 16.0x 22160KBps
Available Write Descriptor CAV 18.0x 24930KBps
Available Write Descriptor CAV 16.0x 22160KBps
Available Write Descriptor CAV 12.0x 16620KBps
Available Write Descriptor CAV 8.0x 11080KBps
Available Write Descriptor CLV 4.0x 5540KBps
Write Strategy Speed 4.0x 5540KBps
2x Speed OPC beta 09
2x Speed OPC power 0B
2x Write Strategy field 1 14 87 78 90
2x Write Strategy field 2 88 80 00 00 00 00
4x Speed OPC beta 08
4x Speed OPC power 13
4x Write Strategy field 1 0D 11 0C 08
4x Write Strategy field 2 95 07 0E 0B
4x Write Strategy field 3 A0 00 20 00
4x Speed OPC beta multi-pulse 06
4x Speed OPC power multi-pulse 1A
4x Write Strategy field 4 17 86 67 85
4x Write Strategy field 5 99 AB 3A 83 20 32
4x Write Strategy field 6 00 00 D0 00 00
Data area starting sector 30000h
Linear Density 0.267um/bit
Track Density 0.74um/track
Number of Layers 1

Complete Media Code
00000000 00 6C 00 00 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 02 85 0D 0E .l...@....R.....
00000010 88 9A 80 00 03 4D 43 43 20 30 33 00 04 52 47 32 .....MCC 03..RG2
00000020 30 20 20 00 05 88 80 00 00 00 02 00 06 09 0B 14 0 .............

I received my two spindles of +R today. Says Made in Taiwan on the package.

These are the same discs as the last spindle I bought and the seem to do fairly well with my Lite-on SOHW-1693S


Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info
Basic Information
Disc type: : DVD+R
Book Type : DVD+R
Manufacturer: : Verbatim
MID : MCC 004 000 (00)
Write speeds: : 6 X - 8 X - 12 X - 16 X
Blank Capacity : 4.38 GB
: 4482 MB
: 4700375040 bytes
Extended Information
Layers : 1
Write strategies : 4 X
Disc Status : Empty
Raw Data
Physical Format Information (00h)
0000 - A1 0F 02 00 00 03 00 00 00 26 05 3F 00 00 00 00 - .........&.?....
0010 - 00 00 07 4D 43 43 00 00 00 00 00 30 30 34 00 38 - ...MCC.....004.8
0020 - 23 54 37 12 02 54 6C 02 92 5F 15 15 0B 0B 08 08 - #T7..Tl.._......
0030 - 01 19 1B 0C 0C 0C 0D 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - ................
0040 - 01 00 38 38 02 2C 5A 1A 05 2E 23 10 04 1E 1D 01 - ..88.,Z...#.....
0050 - 00 00 02 2C 5A 1A 05 2E 23 10 04 1E 1D 01 00 00 - ...,Z...#.......

Probably they're made by Prodisc... if you post the serial number in the very centre hub of the disc we can tell for sure though

for the -R spindle:MAP633KC19025386 4

Is what's printed in ink on the hub part.

There is another one (much harder to read) etched by laser on the underside of the disc. I'd need a magnafying glass at my age to make it out.

That's CMC. Congrats

I have 3 spindles in total

I think the 1st one is CMC and the others might be prodisc. Not 100% sure. The numbers are very hard to read. The plastic lids for the spindles are different, Spindle 1 has a Blank Rectangle etched in the plastic above the recycling symbol. The other two do not.

Spindle 1 Verbatim 16x +R (bought this one a little while ago $26)
PAPA27JK24032033
ZD3121-DVR-T47D

Spindle 2 Verbatim 16x +R (just received)
6150F4014101056E10
ZD5175-DVR-T47D

Spindle 3 Verbatim 16x +R (just received)
622112525101347E18
ZD5156-DVR-T47D

1. CMC
2. Prodisc
3. Prodisc

crap, I will have to do some tests to see what speed I can burn them at. Thanks [buck]

Definitely seems like CMC-made Verbatim is getting harder to find.. I hope Verbatim doesn't go back to crap media after building up such a great reputation. (Prodisc MCC media isn't bad but definitely more variable)

I have a raincheck good for 30 days for 4 spindles of these. Only problem, my S. Alberta store only has Prodisc in stock in 100 disc spindles. Has some CMC's in 50's though, so I ended up paying $17.99 per 50 instead of using my raincheck. Anyone want 400 Prodiscs for $80 ?

The Prodisc made media isn't *THAT* bad....

dolphinius_rex wrote:The Prodisc made media isn't *THAT* bad....

I hear that, but I'm not at all hard up for media (I have the bad habit of stockpiling ).

I ran some tests on the CMC and Prodisc versions and posted results:

Writting Quality Results: http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=22863

General Media Discussion: http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=164108#164108