[Veltliner]

So far I have been relying on Fuji and Maxell.

I heard TDK and Sony are good, too.

Many cheaper brands' media have higher rates of duds, so I was told. And I'm wondering if this is still true for both CD-R and DVD-R.

Does anybody use Imation CD-R's? Are they any good?

What brand media do you use, and what are your experiences with its reliability?

[Dr. DDS]

Here in brazil i use a lot of Imation CDR and DVDR and never had a problem...

[Veltliner]

I like imation discs, because they don't print awful labels on their discs.

I enjoy doing some artwork on every disc I burn, and the maxells don't permit that because of their awful design.

[shinji]

I've always used Sony and have not had any problems...works perfectly on my mac and my dell. Someone told me they just rebrand Taiyo Yuden media...not sure how true that is...but that's supposed to be another good brand.

Have never used imation.

[Veltliner]

I wonder if there really is a reliability difference between cheaper CD-Rs and more brand name ones.

It's such a simple thing, one should think they have it down to produce it in reliable quality.

[dn15]

Originally Posted by Veltliner 

I wonder if there really is a reliability difference between cheaper CD-Rs and more brand name ones.

It's such a simple thing, one should think they have it down to produce it in reliable quality.

I was thinking the same thing. I buy whatever is cheapest, and only use optical discs as a way to convey large files from one location to another. Any important data I have is backed up on multiple external hard disks, stored in different safe-ish places.

[davecom]

I remember years ago having issues. I don't have any anymore. I just buy the cheapest. Elitists can continue to waste their money... But hey we're all Mac users here - we surely must accept our elitists, be they audiophiles, photoshop freaks, or optical media critics.

[cgc]

I've used Memorex and Pingo CDs and DVDs without problems, whatever's on sale.

[Aegis]

Taiyo Yuden's always have the lowest PI/PO errors and I've not had a single one go bad on me in years. So they certainly get my vote.

[dlefebvre]

Another vote for Taiyo Yuden. I never had any problems with these.
According to "RImage" a company that make high end CD/DVD duplication systems, they are the most reliable out there.

[Veltliner]

Originally Posted by dn15 

I was thinking the same thing. I buy whatever is cheapest, and only use optical discs as a way to convey large files from one location to another. Any important data I have is backed up on multiple external hard disks, stored in different safe-ish places.

That's what I do, too. And, above all, CDs and DVDs burned in PCs have a much shorter shelf life.

In film, there was a big article in "Variety" on how digital video was harder to store than actual film, as burned discs corrupt so easily. Their solution: transfer digital movie's digital picture info on film.

[Veltliner]

Thanks for all your input.

Looks like one doesn't have to spend more money on ugly brand discs, and so I will go for the nicer designed, but cheaper imation CD-R's.