48X Write-once CD-r for Data

by Maxell

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches ; 4.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000I3DU10
• Item model number: 648220
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Maxell 40x CD-R Media 648220 CD Media

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only CD the my computer really likes!, November 11, 2007

By 

Rosemary Thornton "Niece of Addie Hoyt Fargo ... (Norfolk, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 48X Write-once CD-r for Data (Electronics)

Both Lappy and Lappy Junior (laptops #1 and #2) would angrily (and hastily) spit out all other CDs with great disdain and disgust, even refusing to acknowledge their presence. Ugly, you-don't-even-exist statements would then flash across Lappy's monitor after I inserted other CDs into Lappy's CD drive (such as "please insert disk").

I personally spent at least $3.2 million trying to find a CD that Lappys I & II would accept. The Maxell CD-R 700/80 are the ONLY disks that the Lappys love.

As a professional writer, and as the sister of a comp-sci professor, I do NOT walk away from Lappy at the end of the day without backing up my work. Every morning that Lappy Junior springs to life is a miracle of grace and I recognize that as a true fact. So I go through a lot of disks, backing up each day's work. If you're using these for back-up, buying the CDs by the 100-count is the only way to go.

I know many would argue that the flash-drives are a better way to save, but I prefer the disks for daily work. They can be added to, and, if your flash drive had a catastrophic failure, you could lose months and months of work. If your CD failed, you'd lose a day's work (assuming you back up each night).

Personally, I prefer the 100-count, which comes in a tall plastic case (which also provides for handy storage of recorded CDs). I have noticed that prices vary widely on this site. I paid about twenty-seven dollars for my 100-count of Maxell 48x CD-R, or about $17 more for an additional 95 CDs (than are offered here). Free shipping is offered on the 100-count (for Amazon Prime customers). Perhaps that's because of the supplier offering the product, but it does save a few extra dollars to not pay for shipping.