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FujiFilm CD-R 700MB 48X, 30-Pack Spindle

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If you receive a pack of these Fuji CDR that has "Made in Japan" on the wrapper - then you have Taiyo-Yuden CDR. But beware--if it says "Made in Taiwan"--you're getting junk. Be sure to check for this before you buy (if possible) or before you remove the wrapper.

Fuji recently changed manufacturers - judging by the change in packaging in the local stores.

There are really only 4 high-quality CDR makes I trust with my life:

1. Taiyo-Yuden
2. Verbatim (Datalife PLUS products only including "Vinyl CDR")
3. Ricoh (products made in Japan)
4. TDK

It is noteworthy that I have had absolutely no problems with the Imation brand, but I cannot highly recommend them, because they are manufactured by CMC, who makes notoriously cheap discs often marketed under other brands such as Memorex and K-Hypermedia.

That's not to say that many people have had luck burning to the cheaper media -- but I wouldn't want to be the one who tries to read the disk somewhere 6 months to several years down the line only to come up with a read error! This has happened to me before and I won't be fooled again...

Once again, the superior performance and quality of Taiyo Yuden.

If you're wondering what Taiyo Yuden is, it's the manufacturer of the FujiFilm CD-R brand. I consider them to be the #1 manufacturer because of the supremely low C1 error rates, and compatability with all sorts of players.

All Memorex discs are made in low quality factories, which 80-85% of the time produce coasters in half of the spindle.

Some low quality factories include: CMC Magnetics, Lead Data, RiTEK, Prodisc, Princo

Most brands such as Memorex, Sony, Imation, Verbatim, they are all made in these factories.

Maxell 50 Pack CD-R Audio is Taiyo Yuden, I buy them at Sam's Club for 12.88, which is cheap considering the quality of the media. They also like my LITE-ON 52X external, FujiFilm's are the exact same thing, so I suggest you buy them.

...these things surpass any memorex brand SO much it isn't even worth discussing. Fuji is already a great leader in film, why not press on with digital media? I've used 50 packs, but the 30 pack should be no different. I remember using these for trading live shows of bands (The Smashing Pumpkins, in general). It gives me such nostalgia, and I only bought Fuji because many traders recommended them, and stores often had mail in rebates for them so you could get them for basically nothing.

The point of this review is, these are quite frankly the best darn CD-Rs that I have ever used. And I mean I've gone through every brand in the book...Imation, Memorex, PNY, Sony, TDK, Durabrand, Teon (yuk), Philips, Maxell, No-name brands...EVERYTHING. Believe me, I've definately had enough time to try out almost every CD-R (a full summer of trading, with over 1000 CDs of live material), and I still stand strong that these Fuji's are the best that there are. If you want any recommendations besides Fuji though, Memorex is also a good brand, as well as TDK (a leader in digital recording technology), and Imation is sometimes good as well, but they have quality control issues that once in awhile you get a few lemons out of a pack.

Bottom Line : For a trusting and reliable brand of media, GET FUJI-FILM!!!

I just received my order for Amazon's spindle of 30 Fujifilm CD-R's and they were the lesser quality "Made In Taiwan" ones. Just wanted to pass this along in case you were expecting Taiyo Yuden.

I have used about 100 of the Made in Japan 48x Fuji disks for audio backups with no issues whatsoever. Running CDspeed by Nero, I get very low C1 erros, never any C2. The TDK numbers actually come out a bit lower, but I trust these more because they are made by Taiyo Yuden. The TDKs are now all made by Ritek which I have had problems with in the past, but chances are they are made to TDK standards and are likely fine. Regardless, I will probably never use anything else other than Fuji.

In case anyone is curious, (being how the last comment on these Fujifilm CD-R's was 20 months ago), my recent order for Amazon's spindle of 30 Fujifilm CD-R's I just received today were in fact the higher quality "Made In Japan" ones, and not the "Made In Taiwan" ones (order at your own risk though). Amazon also has a link on the left side of this page called "Buy The Best CD-R Media You Can Get", which is an article on various CD-R's, and recommends these Fuji's. CompUSA actually shipped these out for Amazon, but my local CompUSA store here in San Diego didn't even stock `em for some reason. The CD fronts have a standard "frosted silver" finish to them, and look very sharp. Plus, they are rated at "up to 48x burn speed", and not 24x, as the "outdated" item description suggests.

Ordered May 12, 2008 from Amazon, not Marketplace seller. The picture of the product is wrong; not what I received. The picture is of the Japanese version of these Fuji CD's; what I received were the Taiwanese version that everyone hates and which are less than 1/2 as reliable. Disappointed.

I've encountered a number of brands of CD-Rs that are of poor quality, resulting in burned CDs that have pops and skips in them, no matter what CD player I use. After wasting several hours checking my machine's hardware, I decided to try some different discs and ended up buying these Fuji CD-Rs (from a local store) and have encountered zero problems since then.

Not only are my burned CDs clean, without any pops nor skips, but there is also a noticable difference in sound quality, with the Fuji discs being much richer than other brands I've used.

Unlike others on here, the ones I bought are in fact manufactured in Taiwan instead of Japan, but I haven't had any problems with them as some other older reviews seem to suggest.

All in all, a great product.

Nice thing about these discs is that they're very inexpensive, and there are almost never any errors. Problem though is that they are too suseptable to damage. If your cds are prone to any sort of wear and tear, you're much better off with the Memorex's. They cost a bit more, but they're sturdier and that's worth the money.