It's a good deal but from concensus they started to use TW companies so quality went down a bit, the deal from Staples is better since they're the same price but you could combine coupon to make it better.
makoto00
Member
posted: Apr. 16, 2006 @ 12:42p
tuan2 said: It's a good deal but from concensus they started to use TW companies so quality went down a bit, the deal from Staples is better since they're the same price but you could combine coupon to make it better.
quite right on that one. MCCs made in Taiwan are manufactured at the same places CMC disks are made at. The made in Singapore ones are better, but still, great disks. The made in Taiwan MCCs are fine, just not what they used to be. If you had between made in Taiwan and made in Singapore, it's the Singapore one's you should get.
Great deal!
balazer
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 16, 2006 @ 12:51p
tuan2 said: It's a good deal but from concensus they started to use TW companies so quality went down a bitWould you like to qualify that statement? I've seen only good things said about Verbatim discs, long after they moved manufacturing to Taiwan.
eOlympus
Member
posted: Apr. 16, 2006 @ 1:37p
I agree that the Staples deal is better. I got 3 packs and used a 10 off 40 coupon
Which Staples deal? Any link? tuan2 said: It's a good deal but from concensus they started to use TW companies so quality went down a bit, the deal from Staples is better since they're the same price but you could combine coupon to make it better.
manimiao said: Which Staples deal? Any link? tuan2 said: It's a good deal but from concensus they started to use TW companies so quality went down a bit, the deal from Staples is better since they're the same price but you could combine coupon to make it better. they must be talking about the sony ones for 14.94 at Staples... that price has been extended till 4/22 i think and there are 10 off 30 coupons floating around (do a forum search) so you could potentially get 100 dvdrs for 20 bucks (make a couple copies to pad it up to 30)... sony made in japan ones are all supposed to be good.. the ones with the octagonal spacers are taiyo-yudens which seem to be what everyone raves about and Staples just recently started stocking 16x TY dvd-r's so it's great if you can find them.
i read in a thread somewhere that yeah verbatim is MIT and i think they're made by the same ppl that make TDK but verbatim quality control officers are better so their products tend to be better even tho it's the same factories making them. i dunno... just repeating what i read somewhere.
scrosenf
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 16, 2006 @ 9:23p
As has been noted in prior thread about the Sony dvd media at Staples, for dvd+r, look for a white circular spacer on top for the MIJ Sony-made discs (no TYs in dvd+r have been spotted at Staples in the threads that I have read). Round gray spacer dvd+r is MIT, for which reviews on the web are not all that great. For dvd-r, look for white octagonal spacer on top for MIJ TY-made discs (the best you can buy, with MIJ Sony-made just a bit below, but still pretty great--my local Staples stores in Michigan (Detroit area) just received many cases of the TY dvd-r media). Round gray spacer for dvd-r means MIT, just as with dvd+r. As already noted, add the 10 off 40 coupon (really cheap on eBay if you need one; had been posted on msn.com and one other web site, but no longer available) for a really great deal on 3 or 4 spindles. 10 off 30 coupon expired yesteray (Saturday). Verbatim MIT is the only MIT that has gotten really good feedback as far as I know, but I've had such a great experience with all MIJ Sony that I've stocked up at BB (a couple of weeks ago) and Staples.
Wow! Folks are really off track in this thread. Let's go over it, shall we:
1. In North America, 99% of Verbatim single-layer media is Made in Taiwan. You're not going to find any single-layer Verbatims here that are made in Singapore. The only Verbatim media that is from Singapore in North America are the dual-layer disks.
2. Verbatim single-layer media has been manufactured in Taiwan for a number of years. This is not a new development, and therefore, there is no corresponding drop in quality, since nothing has changed.
3. Verbatim contracts the manufacture of their media out to several companies in Taiwan, in order to meet market demand, but because they closely supervise and control the process, Verbatim media is on par in terms of quality with any media that is made in Japan, including Taiyo Yuden.
scrosenf said: As has been noted in prior thread about the Sony dvd media at Staples, for dvd+r, look for a white circular spacer on top for the MIJ Sony-made discs (no TYs in dvd+r have been spotted at Staples in the threads that I have read). Round gray spacer dvd+r is MIT, for which reviews on the web are not all that great. For dvd-r, look for white octagonal spacer on top for MIJ TY-made discs (the best you can buy, with MIJ Sony-made just a bit below, but still pretty great--my local Staples stores in Michigan (Detroit area) just received many cases of the TY dvd-r media). Round gray spacer for dvd-r means MIT, just as with dvd+r.
Confusing and pointless. First of all, MIJ and MIT are right there on the label, so the spacer color is irrelevant in most cases. You want to first look for MIJ media, of any brand, which will always be good. If you further want to identify rebranded TY media, then follow this guide:
Sony
8x -R = MIJ + White Octagonal Spacer 8x +R = MIJ + White Round or White Octagonal Spacer
16x -R = MIJ + White Octagonal Spacer 16x +R = Yet To Be Found
Fuji
8x -R = MIJ + That's Cakebox or Color Disk Tower 8x +R = MIJ + Standard Cakebox or Color Disk Tower
The 50 DVD packs come with 100 free pics from Winkflash, just .99 shipping. Says so right on the can.
Bestbuy is also selling 10 packs of lightscribe Verbatim (4.8x) for $2.99. If you can find the 10 packs of DVD+R DL, they'll ring up at $5.99 to $7.99!!
TowHead said: The 50 DVD packs come with 100 free pics from Winkflash, just .99 shipping. Says so right on the can.
Bestbuy is also selling 10 packs of lightscribe Verbatim (4.8x) for $2.99. If you can find the 10 packs of DVD+R DL, they'll ring up at $5.99 to $7.99!!
wow, 10 pack lightscribe DVDs for 2.99? Is it instore only? can someone else confirm?
I don't even find any product like that on bestbuy.com . only thing I find is this for $9.99 on "sale"
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