Verbatim CD-R Recordable Disk Slim Cased Write-once 52x Speed 80 Min 700Mb Ref 43415 [Pack ... more
10]CD-R Superior resistance to UV irradiation 100 years archival life Lifetime warranty Extra protection durability layer Speed: 52x Capacity: 700MB Slim Case Pa...
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media, rated as 48x writing. This means that those of you with a reasonably new CD-writer can make use of it's fast write speed, myself included. It doesn't mean though, that those with an older writer, can't use them - you can of course, but at a slower speed than me (down to 1x speed). 700Mb is a lot of space. I can store around 300 5 megapixel digital files, or maybe 175 MP3's - and using my writer can do this in around 4 minutes. If you are using these disks for music storage to be played on a standard CD-player, you can fit 80 minutes, however Verbatim offer a MusicLife product, particularly suited to this type of storage. You are of course not limited to storing what I have mentioned, you can backup anything you want.
These disks come with full jewel cases, packed in boxes of 10, but again other options are available. Each one is ...
Advantages: Reliable Disadvantages: More expensive
with the spools of 25 CD's for a tenner that around about 5 of these will be binned it still makes them cheaper that the Verbatim CDRs, were of about 50 CDRs I'll bin about 2 of them. I am willing to pay the extra expense for something that I know is reliable, and a product I have confidence in, which I have with these.
Now down to the technical stuff The capacity is the usuall 650mb of data and up to 80 minutes of audio. They can write at 40X which means that if you have a CD writer that is capible of doing so you could in theory burn 80 minutes of audio in 2 minutes. Though in practice it takes about 5 minutes but who is complaining, some people have told me that burning audio at high speeds diminishes the quality but I can see no technical reason for this, if anyone would care to enlighten me the feel free to leave a message.
At the end ...
Advantages: Reliable Disadvantages: slightly more expensive than other brands
It would appear from the shelves that CD's are going the way of the good old Vinyl, into obscurity and beyond. With the DVD probably now the main media for saving files to with the exception of those knacky little USB drives CD's seem to be harder to come by these days. It's shame really they have served us so well over the years, and none more so than Verbatim.
I recently had cause to make a few audio CD's and therefore needed some media to put the music onto. I chose the 10 pack VerbatimCD-R700Mb, which came in at around £5 on Amazon, not bad that's only 50p a disc. I know you can get cheaper versions, but in the past I've ended up throwing more of those type away than I have actually been able to get anything onto.
As many of you will know the word Verbatim means word for word or exact, so the name itself ...
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Manufacturer's product description
The ultimate in reliability and recording performance is yours with Verbatim CD-R media. These advanced discs enable you to take full advantage of today's CD-R burners. With Verbatim CD-R discs, you'll enjoy error-free performance even at the highest read/write speeds. Verbatim DataLifePlus discs feature a patented Azo recording dye that reacts faster and with greater sensitivity to laser light than other dyes. This unique dye, formulated by Mitsubishi Chemical, allows for a quicker burn, so performance is ensured. Verbatim CD-R discs also feature an advanced surface coating that protects from scratches that can damage the recording layer.
