DVD+R

In an era where everything's streaming or cloud-stored, I've found myself reaching for physical media more than ever for irreplaceable backups—like family videos, scanned documents, and bootable software ISOs that I don't trust to the ether. That's why I grabbed this 50-disc spindle of Verbatim DVD+R blanks, and let me tell you, they work as advertised: consistent, hassle-free performance that gets the job done without the drama of coasters piling up next to my burner. As someone who burns dozens of discs a year for work and personal projects, these have become my go-to for their no-nonsense reliability and that signature AZO dye technology that promises longevity.What stands out right away is the build quality and ease of use. The silver-topped discs arrive neatly stacked on a sturdy plastic spindle that keeps them scratch-free during storage—I've knocked the whole thing over twice (oops), and not a single one got marred. Pop one into my external USB DVD writer, fire up ImgBurn or Nero, and they're writing at full 16x speed without a hitch, holding a solid 4.7GB each. I've filled up half the pack already: archiving wedding footage from my old camcorder, creating data discs for client handoffs, and even some music compilations for road trips. Readback is flawless on everything from my aging Dell laptop to the home theater Blu-ray player—no errors, no dropouts, and the AZO dye ensures they hold up over time (I've got discs from a couple years back that still play like new). Verbatim's reputation for using superior, patented organic dye means less degradation compared to those bargain-bin brands that fade after a few years or fail mid-burn.Versatility is another plus—these play nice with both Mac and Windows setups, and they've handled everything from video TS folders to simple MP3 rips without compatibility quirks. The 50-count spindle is a sweet spot for bulk buying: enough to tackle a big project without overwhelming my desk space, and at this price per disc, it's cheaper than printing labels or outsourcing to a service. If you're dipping into disc duplication for the first time, they're forgiving too—no special surface prep needed, and the printable side (if you upgrade to the right variant) takes inkjet labels beautifully for that professional touch.That said, I'm holding off on a full five stars because, in my experience, they're not quite as robust for heavy re-writes or if you're pushing exotic formats (like some obscure video codecs that demand perfection)—one disc out of 50 had a minor read stutter on an older player, though it burned and played fine elsewhere. It's a nitpick, really, and nothing a quick verify pass in software couldn't catch. Compared to Taiyo Yuden greens (RIP) or even Memorex, these Verbatims strike the best balance of availability, performance, and peace of mind.Bottom line: If you need dependable DVD+R discs that work as advertised for archiving, sharing, or just hoarding data against digital doomsday, this spindle is a smart investment. They've saved me headaches and time, and I'll be grabbing another pack soon. Solid choice for anyone still waving the flag for optical media!

All these reviewers whining about MADE IN INDIA have no idea what they're talking about. They record and scan just as good as Singapore, UAE and Taiwan discs! Just received my 100-pack cake box and they are indeed MCC 004 (the best dye available for longevity, performance and consistency) Tiyo Yuden discs are just as good, but more expensive. Anyway, always purchase the Verbatim with AZO, NOT the life or value series with inferior CMC dye. These MADE IN INDIA Verbatims always scan out in Nero Cd Speed at 95% or higher! Super low PI errors and NO COASTERS! But I am using a good DVD Burner, the Benq 1650 with BCIC firmware. Make sure you burn at 8x for best results, not 16 or higher! Anyone that is still on the fence about ordering these just because they are "MADE IN INDIA" needs to read this: Mitsubishi (or rather Verbatim) has stated and re-stated several times that all MCC and MKM media is created with Mitsubishi equipment and materials, and Mitsubishi staff on-site to oversee production. While MCC has rented or otherwise made financial arrangements to use space (and likely personnel and non-essential equipment) in the facility of another manufacturer -- be it Moser Baer (MBI), Prodisc, CMC Magnetic (CMC) or Falcon Technologies (FTI -- the MCC media is still an MCC owned, created and controlled product. MCC is the manufacturer. Verbatim (an extension of Mitsubishi) is a very large worldwide brand, and they need a LOT of media for their worldwide markets. As such, one puny plant will simply not suffice. Therefore they have forged relationships with other companies. It was well-known back around 2004-2005 that MCC was taking companies like Prodisc, MBI and CMC "under their wing" to get them "up to speed" on how to function as a quality facility that meets the expectations of Mitsubishi (and their worldwide customers, of course). For a while there, we actually saw MBI and Prodisc media that was every bit as good as MCC discs! CMC was better, too, although still not up to MCC quality. Those were the 4x days of DVD-R. Based on the amount of care, time and financial effort that MCC put into those secondary non-MCC-owned locations, it would be silly for one facility to simply be allowed to create crap. Verbatim has a reputation that it very much wants (or at least wanted pre-2010*) to protect. The materials, processes and oversight used in India is not any different from what goes on at the locations in Taiwan. This has been not only implied by MKM and Verbatim USA, but explicitly stated by Verbatim Europe. Based on my observations in the past 5 or so years, the anti-India ramblings you find in user forums are due to secondary factors, be it drive-related or simply psychological. There's this idea that India is inferior to American goods -- or goods from countries accepted by Americans, such as Taiwan -- when it's not at all true. India has its issues, yes, just like anywhere else. But it also has a thriving technology (IT), medical and customer service market. There's nothing innately inferior about Indian products. And then most Indian media was first seen with the arrival of 16x DVD-R in the USA and Canada, and many of the subpar drives out there at the time (LG, especially!) worked poorly with MCC 16x media. Heck, those drives worked poorly with most media! Swapping to Taiwan discs made no difference. The few pieces of "proof" you find out there, on this topic of Taiwan being better than India, use PIF/PIE scanning methods that are simply too unreliable for this type of comparison. It's scientificesque methodology being implored by those individuals -- meaning that it resembles science, but it's not science. More often, you get an incomplete and biased snapshot of what truly went on, with details such as drive changing, burn speed or other environmental factors being omitted. It discredits and debunks that myth. Happy burning!

EDIT: This review applies to Verbatim 95098 & 97459 (Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging of 95098) specifically! EDIT 2-16-2013: I absolutely love Amazon & Verbatim's Frustration-Free Packaging! It keeps your DVDs safe and sound much like NewEgg's packaging, but without all those pesky packing peanuts! And, for what it is worth, the batch I received recently was manufactured in Taiwan. In fact, I believe all the spindles with the Frustration-Free Packaging are manufactured and packaged in Taiwan.... Original Review: Bearing in mind that some media and some optical drives just do not get along, I would say that these discs (manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.) are the closest in quality to the cream of the crop (Taiyo Yuden) that I have come across. The "media ID code" that you should look for in this case is MCC 004. The thing to remember when buying blank DVD media is that brand name means little: you want a good manufacturer. For instance, I have burned some TDK media for a friend and noticed that one batch was manufactured by Ritek and another by CMC Magnetics. I strongly suggest visiting digitalfaq dot com and check out -->/reviews/dvd-media before you buy! Also, check out the freeware tool DVD Identifier, as well, so you know who is manufacturing your media. This will provide easy access to your disc's media ID. Hope this helps to cut back on "coasters!" EDIT December 21,2012 in reply to Anonymous comment below: There are lots of good references on the web such as videohelp dot com and MyCE dot com, among others. I used to like DVD Identifier (and still do), but it's database has not been updated for a couple years. But that doesn't bother me since all I burn are MCC 004s and it identifies those just fine. -- I recommend using ImgBurn to write the discs and it will show you the manufacturer of your blank disc. A quick Googling of ImgBurn will get you to their site - Amazon keeps killing my links to ImgBurn dot com and other resources. Verbatim branded MCC004s are manufactured in a few different countries and I have found subtle differences between those made in Taiwan and those in India. These are mostly cosmetic and the performance is not impacted - at least not in my experience and I've burned well over 1000 of these from both Taiwan and India and can count the coasters on one hand. -- Bear in mind that I am talking about the Verbatim 95098 line specifically. There are others that you should avoid. For instance, the "Life Series" is NOT manufactured to MCC standards using their proprietary AZO dye - rather, those are Moser Baer blanks that are branded Verbatim. This is where some of the confusion comes in because Moser Baer (India) does manufacture some 95098s and others for MCC and those are OK because they are made to MCC specifications. Bottom line: If you want a good blank disc, buy the Verbatim 95098 and make sure ImgBurn shows the the media code to be MCC 004 and you should be fine.

Verbatim is the brand I always rely on for all my recordable discs. Years ago I tried other brands when on sale like Memorex, HP and Sony and always ended up with many coasters. I also have done my research and on the top of every list of the most reliable recordable discs there is Verbatim. It is stressed that it must be the Verbatim discs manufactured in Japan and that is indeed what you get here. With this recent 50 dvd disc spindle I have already used half of the discs and have not had a single error disc. And this has always been my experience with Verbatim. It's great that Amazon has them here at such a great price but even if they were more expensive Verbatim is the only brand I will now use. I honestly believe if people are having continuous problems with these discs that it is likely the problem is with the software you are using to burn your discs rather than with Verbatim. This high recommendation I am giving is not only due to my experience with this recent 50 disc spindle but looking at my history with Verbatim over the years. Always reliable and never a problem. Also everything they promise in their detailed item description is true. These discs burn at a very high speed and get done quickly which definitely helps make volume disc burning go by much faster. And the quality of the video on the discs is always excellent. When making a copy of a disc I can hardly tell it is a copy. The transfer looks almost exctly like the original and not a second generation copy. I went into such detail here for there are so many brands out there and such varying prices and promised guarantees by companies that with my long history with Verbatim and my success with all their recordable discs I hope my experience can help others. Highly recommend.

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Premium AZO QUALITY DVD+R discs! I used these to make navigation DVD’s for my 2007 BMW 750Li and it reads them w/o any issues. These are great discs.

These recordable DVDs are tops. The price on Amazon is almost 1/2 of that of my local stores.

These blanks DVDs are great for burning large and small files such as photos and videos! These have plenty of space to store over an hour’s worth of fond memories!

Bought many times before. Very happy.

I can be certain when I use Verbatim I am going to get an excellent quality recording. I never use any other make, as when one is recording you may only get one chance!

Only prolonged period of time will tell if they are working after extended period of time

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