Memorex 4.7GB 2.4x DVD+RW (25 Pack Spindle)

by Memorex

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000V3OLG
• Item model number: 32025542
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #46 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Blank Media > DVD+RW Discs
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 25, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The DVD+RW rewritable disc is single sided and can store up to 4.7 GB of data and 2 hours of video. Each disc is designated as RW to avoid user confusion. The disc was developed for new DVD+RW drives, including Memorex, Philips, HP, Yamaha and Dell, along with home DVD recorders from Philips.

What's in the Box
25 pack spindle

Product Description

MANUFACTURER WARRANTY: 1 YEAR

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Be careful...., June 9, 2004

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Mike in California (Bay Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memorex 4.7GB 2.4x DVD+RW (25 Pack Spindle) (Electronics)

I own the Gateway AR-230 DVD recorder. I purchased this 25 pack of Memorex DVD+RW's thinking it was a great bargain......too bad it wasn't. The first one I used worked fine, but this only set me up to record something using my timer only to come home and find that the DVD had a write error. The recording was lost, and so was the DVD as it wouldn't read even as it tried to format. I figured it was a one time thing, but the next two Memorex DVD+RW's I tried both failed as well. One would stop after recording for 30 seconds after formatting, and the other couldn't even be read. Then, of course, I thought something was wrong with my DVD recorder, but my Verbatim DVD+RW's work great. If only they were the same price! : ).....anyway, make sure these suckers work with your deck before spending your hard earned $$.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Tough Call, September 26, 2004

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J. Kirby "josefek" (Atlanta, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Memorex 4.7GB 2.4x DVD+RW (25 Pack Spindle) (Electronics)

UPDATE!!
In my previous review I told about how these discs had been reliable for me up until my most recent spindle. Amazon sent me a replacement spindle and I've had the same problems, so I did a little research. I found a nice free application called DVD Identifier that scans discs and reports details such as the true manufacturer.
The discs I'd had such good luck with in the past are actually manufactured by Ricoh. The discs I've had such trouble with in the last two spindles are not. They're made by a company called InfoDisc. Googling confirms compatibility issues with InfoDisc and a multitude of burners, including my Lite-On (though my Pioneer and Sony can't write video successfully to them either).

In short, not all discs are created equal, especially rebranded ones. Memorex apparently went for a cheaper manufacturer and thus is now selling inferior discs. I'll be sticking with true Ricoh discs in the future.
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I'd picked up a spindle of these locally after purchasing a lite-on DVD burner and had good luck making backups of my existing DVD collection, so when I ran out I figured that I'd order some more. Why mess with a good thing?
I set out to continue my backup creation with my new spindle of discs and found that the next four movies I copied, while supposedly burning successfully, could not be played by my DVD player or either of my DVD equipped computers.
To confirm my fears I grabbed one of the already written discs from my previous spindle and used the ripped data that had failed to successfully write to one of the new discs and voila; no problems at all. After a few more frustrating tries I determined that the entire new spindle of discs simply weren't going to properly receive the data, and I've now requested a defective return from Amazon. Could be that I simply got an "off" spindle of discs, as the previous spindle were fine, but the next batch I buy will be local to facilitate easy return if it turns out Memorex has slacked on quality.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great For Standalone DVD Recorders And Cloning Drives, April 20, 2004

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Quentin Deverill "QED" (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memorex 4.7GB 2.4x DVD+RW (25 Pack Spindle) (Electronics)

I picked up 6 packs of these Memorex +RW's from CompUSA (150 total). They work great in my Liteon LVW5005 DVD recorder. I also used them to Ghost my hard drive. 40GB drive filled up about 5 discs when compressed. Hey, 2.4x isn't that slow...about 22 min a disc vs about 15min for 4x. Not worth the price difference to go 4x (.40, .50 or more $$ per disc extra for no-name discs). I haven't had a failed burn yet with these Memorex discs. The fact that they're re-usable up to a 1,000 times makes these a great value.