MAM-A Gold - DVD-R ( G ) - 4.7 GB 8x - gold - jewel case - storage media - 10 pack

by MAM-A

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000LZDZG0
• Item model number: 83481
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 4, 2004

Product Description

The MAM Gold Archive Grade DVD-R is designed for applications requiring long-term storage of sensitive data, video or music files. The reflective layer is comprised of 24 karat gold, which allows maximum resistance to chemical breakdown -- one of the major causes of disc failure. Along with choosing the right recording dye material and bonding agent (Note: A DVD-R is made of two polycarbonate discs bonded together) the long-term stability of the reflective layer is crucial. Reflective layers using your standard silver surface are subject to oxidation (rust) over a long period of exposure to moisture. Unlike silver jewelry, a gold ring won't rust and neither will the gold reflective layer in this disc. In optical discs, the use of gold can triple the life of a standard disc. Preliminary tests show that the MAM Gold Archive Grade? DVD can last significantly longer than ordinary silver recordable DVD discs. Although tests are currently underway and results will soon be available, we can assume from our experience with gold layer CD-R that the expected life of these discs will be similar. The MAM DVD is offered as the long awaited companion to the MAM Archive Grade Gold CD-R, which has an expected lifetime of 300 years and has earned a reputation as the highest quality storage media available today. This disc has a gold MAM-A "Diamond Coat" scratch resistant surface, hub printable top surface, and a 8x recording surface. It will work with Rimage and CopyPro Thermal Printers.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unparalleled quality, March 12, 2007

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Craig N. Hartman (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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A review of literature available on the internet convinces me that the fabrication of MAM-A disks is not exceeded anywhere else. The Phthalocyanin dye is the highest performance dye available. The gold refelective layer is as good as it gets, and the Diamond Coat Finish provides resistance to scratches. So, how well do they work? I have a pretty standard computer with DVD burner. The disks have been flawless. I haven't lost a single disk and they play on everything I've got. This is an outstanding product. Just use some common sense in where you store them. It's a small price to pay for knowing that your critical data/pictures/music will be there many many years into the future.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You need this if you value your data!, February 11, 2007

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J. Smith (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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I did some research on CDs and DVDs for my job, and I discovered that your average commercial-quality CD or DVD will only hold data for 20 years at most, and much less if they aren't handled with great care. Data on hard drives will degrade over time as well, so you can't depend on that for long term data storage. Think photos of your kids here, folks. Have you backed up your photos lately, and are you sure that backup will still be good in 10 years?

These babies are rated to hold data for over 100 years! They have a special, inert chemical dye, and the reflective layer is 100% pure gold. Seriously, the layer is thin enough to see through. The technology has been around for a relatively long time, so it is mature. I think every DVD burner you can buy supports it, and it has gone through all kinds of tests to prove that it actually works.

There are a couple of other companies that second-source the technology, but these are the guys who invented it. It's easy, it's cheap, and it the longest lasting backup media for your really important data that you can buy. What's to think about? Buy it already!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product, April 28, 2008

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Nigel G. Bowen - See all my reviews
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Might want to make sure you can write DVD-R first. I found my XP will only write +R but my Vista will do both.