Customer Reviews

5PK DVDR 16X SIMPLESAVE PHOTO

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No where on the packaging does the product specify that it is not compatable with 64 windows operating. Thus, many newer computers will not work with this product. Lucky me cannot use it at all.
The system requirements merely say windows 2000/XP/Vista and DVD drive with read/write capabilites (DVD-R/W)It never mentions the 32 vs. 64 bit issue.

I ordered two packs of the Memorex SimpleSave Photo & Video Back-up discs, five per pack. One pack was for my secondary laptop, the second for my primary laptop. I was able to use a disc on the secondary laptop, but not with the primary laptop, receiving an error message stating that the product was not compatible with a 64-bit system.

Nothing in the advertisement on Amazon.com stated that the product would not work with a 64-bit system.

The vendor said I could return the second, unopened packet, but did not offer return packaging or other facilitation as is normally the case with Amazon.com.

So, for the moment I am stuck with 5 unusable disks, unopened.

I paid the full retail price for this product at a box retail store, but I'd pay more for it! SO easy to use, it's almost ridiculous! I only ended up needing 3 of the discs and cleaned off almost 12 gigs from our hard drive, and so happily I have 2 discs for future use. They come in a convenient storage case so no losing them among the countless other discs in the house. This was the cheapest, EASIEST storage solution, and I would happily purchase more! I just bought a 16 gig flash that cost $25, plus shipping... granted, this only backs up videos and photos, but those tends to take up the most space (along with music, which is what's going to go on the flash drive). Over 20 gigs of space in this package, for much less than the cost of my flash drive, and it's easy! What more could you want? (FYI, I used these on an HP Compaq laptop, running XP. These discs require a DVD burner able to burn DVD-R/W, running Windows 2000/XP/Vista)

Didn't work past the first disc. Kept getting a message that proper blank disc wasn't inserted even though one was. Finally gave up after I loaded up a couple discs with the same stuff every time I started over. Nice idea. Too bad it doesn't work.

I purchased this product from Target - did not get past the first disc. After it would find all the pictures and told me I needed 3 discs it would start the download. When it got to "verify" it simply stated that it failed and to put in another disc. It would try 3 times. I did what it said and it didn't work. Don't buy it - as someone said on an earlier post - it is easier to just put all your stuff on to your own DVDs. Cheaper to do it that way and you know that works. Waste of money!!

Although Windows 7 isn't mentioned in the system requirements, the person in the store said it "should" work with it. It doesn't and once you open the package to insert a disc to find this out, you can no longer return it. Pretty sneaky, huh??

This makes it easy to back up your photos, once you put it in your hard drive it searches your entire system for all pictures. You don't have to do anything. You can then access them back on you Computer just as easily to print or work in photo editing. Good product.

I had over 10,000 photos and videos saved on my computer spanning the past 8 years. It would have cost a fortune in CD's to copy all those files, so I thought I would try these and bought 2 packs. The concept and execution is awesome. When you insert the disk into your disk drive a menu pops up on your screen. It gives you the choice of what file to find them in, and gives you a file size range. There are several file types already checked including jpeg's and tiff's. If you have any bmp's you need to be sure to check the box. If you don't select options on the bottom of the screen, the program will search your computer for all photos and videos. You can go into your documents and choose only the files you want.

Pro's:
-User friendly
-Easy to understand
-Each DVD has it's own case which you can personalize by inserting copy of thumbnails or pic of your choice, title page, etc...into the clear plastic covering.

Cons:
-Takes a long time to burn and verify
-Even though it says there is 4.4 GB of space, my backups failed at 4.1GB. I lost 2 of the DVD's because of this.

With that in mind, I think it's a great purchase and I will buy more. Takes less space than CD's and you can personalize the covers.

Although I have some computer knowledge, having worked with them for years, I am not very technically advantaged! I love the simplicity of this product. I really like the way it pulls the pictures up and the simplicity with which you can manage your photos. Great product!

It works! and I love the fact that is easy and fast. I recomend it...