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Bye Bye Videotape

Advantages: I find Maxell to be a reliable DVDR producer
Disadvantages: None as yet

I have had a standalone DVD recorder for several years, during this time I have used hundreds of different brands from budget to the top of the range. Over the years one brand has remained consistently used by myself and that is Maxell. Although over t ...

sghawken 19.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Maxell DVD-R 4.7 GB

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Very reliable media

Advantages: 16X, very reliable media
Disadvantages: none

Value: I have been using this for a few years. I first spotted it as a bulk pack in Costco (Reading branch) back in 2006. It was about £21-22. Initially I thought this may be too good to be true - imagine 21-22p per blank DVD and at top speed 16X! ...

volcano 15.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Maxell DVD-R 4.7 GB

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What to write on a cd-r?

Advantages: Cheap, Comes wrapped and with cases, and er... nice colour discs
Disadvantages: None really

So about 2 years ago I popped into the local Asda, and saw these reduced to £1, so I thought I would get them as you can't go wrong for £1. And I didn't go wrong, they are really good. Now I buy them quite regularly. I mainly use CD-R's for music, and the ...

Ollydv 29.05.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Maxell CD-R 700 MB 48x

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The spooky advertising worked on me

Advantages: Cheap, reliable, brand name
Disadvantages: None so far

Remember Maxell? Way back in the 80's they had some spooky advertising, and if I remember right, this was for it's audio cassettes. Long before the days of the CD-ROM, CD-R, let alone the DVD. They go back before my time though, right back to the latter p ...

Kingseany 15.03.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Maxell CD-R 700 MB 48x

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Rip Roaring CDRs

Advantages: Loads of CDRs on a stick (50 of them)
Disadvantages: No cases, no protection, no inlay cards

...So it was my wedding anniversary last weekend and my friend - who always remembers my anniversary but I never remember hers - bought me some Maxell CD-Rs. So, as is the Ciao protocol, I thought I'd tell you about them. WHAT DOES THE PRODUCT BLURB SAY? ...

waynehorrigan 30.09.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Maxell CD-R 700 MB 16x

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