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

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• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000LZDZG0
• Item model number: 83481
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 4, 2004

Product Description

Product Description

The MAM Gold Archive Grade DVD is designed for applications requiring long-term storage of sensitive data, video or music files. The product uses 24 karat gold as the reflective layer, offering maximum resistance to chemical breakdown - one of the major causes of disc failure. Preliminary tests show that the MAM Gold Archive Grade DVD lasts significantly longer than ordinary silver recordable DVD discs.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Craig N. Hartman (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	J. Smith (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Nigel G. Bowen - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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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.