Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 22:50:54 +0200 From: cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Optical Media Woes Message-ID: <5390D82E.3030504@cordula.ws> In-Reply-To: <20140526233616.GA81041@neutralgood.org> References: <221.1399708393@server1.tristatelogic.com> <7779.1399931855@server1.tristatelogic.com> <20140526233616.GA81041@neutralgood.org>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 05/27/14 01:36, kpneal@pobox.com wrote: > On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 02:57:35PM -0700, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: >> I went back and burned a fresh new CD... also a good quality Verbatim, >> like the one I was getting errors from... this time performing the burn > >> The moral of the story is obvious: Even if one has the best quality >> media and up-to-date burners, one should never have blind faith in any > > I'm pretty sure Verbatim is just a brand name. It doesn't tell you anything > about the quality of the disks. Verbatim gets disks from whichever OEM > they get the best price from. > > If you really care about the quality of the blank disks then you need to > buy disks from the original maker of the disks. Last I heard the best disks > were the ones that are made in Japan. I myself usually buy Taiyo Yuden > blanks. Basically, it's a matter of the fab that creates the disks. In my experience (and I used a LOT of Verbatim disks and still do), Verbatim disks made in Taiwan are excellent, those made in India are junk. YMMV. -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?5390D82E.3030504>