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AmazonBasics 8.5 GB 8x DVD+R DL (50-Pack Spindle)
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Technical Details
- One spindle containing 50 8.5 GB capacity, 8x write-speed dual-layer DVD+R recordable video disks
- Stores up to 4 hours of DVD quality video or 8.5 GB of data
- Stable, reliable, accurate writing at high speeds
- Distributed by Amazon.com; backed by one-year AmazonBasics warranty
- Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
Product Details
Product Weight: 2.02 pounds
Shipping Weight: 2.51 pounds
Manufacturer: AmazonBasics
Customer Reviews
Not worth it,
by Daniel K. Fayette, 2010-07-23
I read the reviews on these disks and thought to myself these guys are using crappy software or trying to burn disks too fast, etc, etc. So I figured I know what I'm doing and I've gone through several spindles of single and dual layer DVD's with virtually no coasters. Well, Out of 10 disks I've had 2 successful burns. I've tried max speed (8x on my burner), 4x, 2x, and 1x and I've had 1 disk burn at 8x and one burn at 1x.
The disks are also thinner and flimsy compared to other disk's on the market. I would not recommend buying these disks. Others are more expensive but but if you only get 2 out of 10 discs to burn you are paying for 20% of the spindle and spending time trying to burn disks that fail and then getting frustrated over it.
Not worth the money.
Bad quality discs, Don't buy.,
by Chris J., 2010-07-22
I am new, especially at dual layer media. I used to think that the quality of the media did not matter, but after using these discs its abundantly clear that quality is everything in media. Firstly the discs have a media code of UME0001 which is really bad third grade quality. They are only recognized by a handful of burners and become unusable rather quickly due to the use of the cheap dye and low reflectivity. I recommend spending the extra money for the Verbatim's. Though high in cost their quality is undeniable and they are recognized by almost all burners. Verbatim 95310 8.5 GB 2.4x- 6x Double Layer Recordable Disc DVD+R DL, 20-Disc Spindle
Cheap and great DL DVDs,
by Rafal G. Graczyk, 2010-07-22
I've burned 9 DVDs so far with a 100% success rate, now I've been using a Plextor 880SA DVD burner with Nero Burning Rom for about a year and never had a miss-burn, A lot of people claim so many miss burns... I honestly think that it is the software and the hardware that makes successful burns and the DVDs are the least important factor (When I had an cheap DVD burner I had many miss-burns)(also if your computer is not running too well(having viruses, malware, spam-ware and all other junk that effects the computer) it seems to effect everything you do; such as burning dvds). So I will recommend these DVDs to anyone because they work like they supposed to with an excellent price...
Amazon.com is Quality, Their Discs...Not So Much,
by Ausim Chaghtai, 2010-07-21
These discs are not good enough to burn quality dual layer backups from image files. I used nearly five different programs and was unsuccessful with each. It burns standard data discs, but not high capacity (7GB+) image files.
Extremely poor quality... But wait!,
by Lokesh Prakash, 2010-07-20
Ok so first off I looked at the reviews on this product and had no idea what was going on. An almost equal number of reviewers gave it 5 and 1 stars and and almost equal number of reviewers gave it 4 and 2 stars. And then there were a bunch of guys that decided they were on nobody's side and played it safe with 3 stars. So I decided that it was too hard to judge this product from the reviews. So I ordered them to see for myself. At like $23 bucks, it was a steal if at least a large % of the discs worked.
So I get the discs today and they were packaged beautifully in Amazon's frustration free packing. 5 stars for the packaging. I opened them and decided to get my burning on! I pop the first disc in and try to burn something on it. It failed even before it wrote anything onto the disc. It gave me a "could not perform disc-at-once yada yada" error. This was using Nero with my Sony Optiarc drive with Win 7 64bit, 7,200 RPM HDD and 4 gigs of RAM. Hard drive has been defragmented and the drive has the latest firmware on it. This drive has never given me any problems with burning. I have had minimal coasters with dual layer DVDs and an even smaller number of coasters with single layer DVDs. So I figure I would go again with the same disc. Same problem. So I toss that disc aside and pop another one in. Same problem. Toss that aside, another disc. Same problem. This goes on for about 10 discs. I then try another burning program (ImgBurn). Same exact error. And then I try on another computer. Same error. So at this point I had decided that these discs were absolute rubbish.
Now why have I given this product 2 stars instead of 1? Here's why. Amazon has an excellent return policy. These discs are super cheap. Many users have reported getting different brands of discs (these discs are not made by Amazon. They are made by different companies and then Amazon slaps their sticker on them). It is possible that Amazon sources these discs from different companies at different times. This might also explain the constant crazy fluctuation of the price for these discs. So some batches are obviously good, while others... not so much. So here is my advice. Like I said before, these discs are super cheap. As long as you have some time, you have nothing to lose by ordering them. If you get a good batch, great! You have just got a bunch of fairly decent, low cost discs. If you get a box of duds (like I did), just toss the discs back in the really convenient frustration free Amazon packing, print out a return label from Amazon, slap it on the box and give it to your postman. Problem solved. For free (unless you are counting the cents you spent on printing ink, and tape).
So give it a chance (just one, no more). you may get lucky.