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Ritek has been a decent brand, though they had some trouble with their dyes a while back. They were never rated as high as TY and MCC. TDK, that could be TDK, TY or possibly another manufacturer. Verbatims best is made by TY and MCC. Sony's best is made by TY and Sony. TY sells under their own name as well. So, a person could buy TDK, Sony, Verbatim, and TY and possibly have the same media with only different labels. Buy good brands, but check and see what company manufactured each batch. Talking brands the way companies sell different manufactured items doesn't give much in the way of what's actually being used. If familiar with a brand and some of the manufacturers a person can tell what they're getting, but those brands may not always be available off the shelf. For instance +R Sony made in Japan is more than likely TY. The Taiwan product is Sony. Both are good. Verbs are mostly good, especially with the made in Japan. Ricohjpn is a good media and used to manufacture for Verbatim. Those were made in Taiwan. Most of the major brands with MIJ will be good. However when buying made in Taiwan, India and other locations, beware.
I was helping a member recently and their problem was media. They were using name brands. The Memorex was something like Daxon and the Imation was CMC. Those disks would either cause problems or not work at all with an NEC burner. By switching to Sony +R by Sony, the problems were solved. You see this type thing happening all the time.
As for burn speeds the likelihood of errors increase with speed. Some equipment and media will burn faster and more reliably than others. Burning a few disks at different speeds will let you know what will work on a particular system. Speed capability can vary with media as well, so keep that in mind. I burn at 6X and know that I could burn much faster. But why push my luck when it only takes a few minutes more at the lower speed. If in a hurry, burn as fast as you can. If you get errors, then slow down. How fast you burn is your business. I suggest the lower speed because it's proven more reliable.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 20. March 2007 @ 17:52
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