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Which Ritek to buy?
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chinabee
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7. August 2004 @ 08:07 |
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I have been told to buy Ritek DVD+/-R by people around this forum, but which one should I buy?
There are so many of them:
Ritek DVD-R 4.7G 4X 50PACK, Model DRD-47-4X-RDSM, OEM
Model#: DRD-47-4X-RDSM
Item#: N82E16817132315
Cost: $42.99
Ritek 8X DVD+R 4.7G Single Sided Write Once Media 50pk, Model DRD+47-8X-RDSM, OEM
Model#: DRD+47-8X-RDSM 50pk
Item#: N82E16817132301
Cost: $37.99
Ritek DVD+R 4.7G 2.4X Single Sided Write Once Media 50pk, Model DRD+47-RD-SM, OEM
Model#: DRD+47-RD-SM
Item#: N82E16817132308
Cost: $27.99
I prefer -R DVDs since my DVDROM only reads -R. I can live with +Rs since my DVD-RW writes both. But which one should I choose? Why the price is so much different? Why the -Rs are so much more expensive?
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Discmania
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7. August 2004 @ 10:26 |
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You have posted in the wrong section - try DVD-R media. Virtually all genuine Ritek discs today are excellent value for money.
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michigan
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7. August 2004 @ 16:40 |
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You want the G-04 Ritek "branded" discs. All Ritek discs are NOT created equal. Ritek makes a lot of discs and not all of them are suitable for DVD backups.
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Discmania
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7. August 2004 @ 16:51 |
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Please give an example.
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michigan
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7. August 2004 @ 16:58 |
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Discmania
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7. August 2004 @ 17:00 |
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I meant if you say some Riteks are no good please give an example of what you mean.
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michigan
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7. August 2004 @ 17:10 |
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Ritek is one of the largest makers of discs. They makes discs for other companies which are then branded for that company. Which exactly - Someone on the AD at one time had Memorex that were made by Ritek. There were a couple of others I can't remember. I remember the Memorex because I was burned by them with their crappy discs once (I try to learn the first time) they are known around here for being made by anyone on the planet.
Stick to the "Branded" Ritek and it seems that you can't go wrong.
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Discmania
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7. August 2004 @ 17:33 |
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If you use DVD Info tool you can determine who the manufacturer is since it is digitally imprinted into the disc. I don't think you will find that Memorex discs were infact Ritek.
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michigan
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7. August 2004 @ 17:43 |
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Not always, thats the point with Memorex, you never know what you are getting. In the case I was talking about they were indeed Riteks (albeit cheap ones) branded as Memorex and they used DVDinfotool to find out. Thats a great program btw. Unfortunatly you can't check who made them before you buy htem and get them home. With the Ritek "branded" you kknow what you have.
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7. August 2004 @ 19:35 |
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If you don't get branded Riteks you need to make sure they're grade A. The reason you'll occasionally find a Memorex that was made by Ritek is that they're B, or in Memorex's case more likely C grade media. So yes there can be a difference, but if they're all grade A there shouldn't be. If they're not branded, and they don't say what grade they are, I'd assume they're not grade A or else they'd be bragging about it.
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chinabee
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8. August 2004 @ 07:03 |
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I think the question still not answered. I still don't know which one to get.
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8. August 2004 @ 09:06 |
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there do seem to be a great amout of different ritek discs, it can be confusing at times. :-)
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8. August 2004 @ 09:30 |
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Hi,
I've used two varieties of RiDATA with great results - the red shrink wrapped ones and those in a cake box with the purple label :)
If you provide links to the ones you're interested in we can give you the skinny on them :)
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8. August 2004 @ 09:35 |
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chinabee
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8. August 2004 @ 09:55 |
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Why the price is so much different?
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daimyo
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8. August 2004 @ 10:09 |
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I'm personally in the middle of a spindle of these RiData -Rs:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-132-341&depa=0
I haven't had a problem with them yet.
I am thru like 30 of these since I started burning and they are NO PROBLEM! I have also heard that dvd-r format is more compatable with DVD players, and these work fine with both of them in the house. And I should say that the newegg price on that 50pk is a great deal, like everything else from there.
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8. August 2004 @ 10:13 |
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There are a couple of differences. The 2 +Rs are rated for different speeds, meaning differnt dyes. The cheaper +Rs are only 2.4x so they're pretty cheap. The -Rs you listed are somewhat of a strange case. I noticed them when I bought my last spindle and couldn't figure it out either. I suspect it's just a case of being ones they've had for a while that they paid more money for, but that's just a guess.
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michigan
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8. August 2004 @ 13:51 |
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chinabee
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8. August 2004 @ 19:10 |
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So, in sum, as long as it's branded Ritek, it's fine then?
I have already bought the more expensive one as I do not want to suffer.
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michigan
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8. August 2004 @ 19:12 |
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Branded makes sure you are getting the grade A's. So you should be golden now
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jacota20
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8. August 2004 @ 23:01 |
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chinabee
get these from www.meritline.com. they seem to be the best.
50 Pack Genuine Ritek Ridata Branded G04 1X-4X DVD-R Blank Media 4.7GB for General Purpose DVDR Disc (Discs) $0.53 Each=$26.50
richard
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daimyo
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9. August 2004 @ 09:44 |
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Um, I don.t want to pick nits here but Newegg saves you a whole 51 cents from the Meritline price, AND newegg will process you order and send it fed ex, while Merit left me hanging for close to a week to process and ships UPS ground. just an observation.
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jacota20
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9. August 2004 @ 10:42 |
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daimyo-
youre right. meritline is slow, and the price may be more, but thats cool as long as i get the right dvds. one of the moderators recommended these and this site and was specific that the dvd say "go4", and "ritek or ridata branded". he also convinced me that with these riteks my backups will have a long shelf life.
richard
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