Memorex Optifix Motorized CD/DVD Cleaner and Scratch Repair Kit
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Customer Review: Regular
Summary: 3 Stars
El equipo es bueno, sin embargo las felpas de limpieza se caen de los circulos donde estan pegadas..Customer Review: Bulky, loud, unimpressive
Summary: 2 Stars
This was a sale item, and as I had lots of DVDs to restore, I thought a motorized device would do the trick. I was wrong. The feel of this product is very cheap, and the size of it quite large for the measly bit of repair it does. Its larger than an early gen. cd player. Not really very important to its functionality, so lets move on.
The cleaning heads are 2 rotating pieces of plastic with green and white cloth on top, on which you are to pour a drop of cleaning agent before beginning the cycle. you are provided with 2 extra cleaning heads and the cleaning fluid. The heads are placed inside, followed by the dvd or cd you want to clean, laying above them. The device is closed much like a cd player. Plug the device's bulky power adapter in and press the button, and wait. Its agonizingly loud as it spins the cd and cleaning heads. After a minute or so, you check the disk out. Generally, it takes 3-4 spins before any improvement can really be noticed.
I dont really see the advantage of this product over a mechanical cleaner. The motorized nature of this just makes it bulky and loud, but adds nothing to the cleaning ability of it. I would recommend just buying a less expensive repair device that you spin manually, or going for something more advanced that spins the disk faster or uses a better cleaning mechanism.
Customer Review: Not worth the money, but honest review, please read
Summary: 2 Stars
I have to admit the biggest complaint I have about this product it the misleading advertising. It claims it can resurface discs and polish them, this isn't entirely the case. If your CD has any significant scratches this device will not work effectively. However if your discs just need cleaning and very minor scratch repair it may be able to help you. What it actually does is apply Aluminum Oxide if a circular buffing motion to improve readability along with very minor removal of the surface if the disc (to even things out). So instead of truly removing the scratch, it fills it in. If you're looking at repairing scratched CDs, go with the Aleratec DVD/CD Disc Repair Plus. If you just need to polish and clean your CDs, then buy this.
Pros:
Decent price
Very simple to operate
Clear and simple instructions
Cons:
Doesn't repair most scratches
Replacement pads and solution are not the easiest thing to find
Additional comments:
It appears this unit has "damaged" some other users' CDs by making swirl patterns on the disc surface. This appearance is normal and is a result of the way the buffing pads rotate.
Customer Review: cd/dvd scracther
Summary: 2 Stars
It kind of worked just not enough speed .Did not even touch med grade defect and left behind smaller one.Did do a ok job on cleaning off finger prints.You further ahead finding a commercial cleaner for your cleaning needs..Or better yet a ounce of prevention sure beats the cure.Customer Review: Don't waste your money
Summary: 1 Stars
The only reason I give this one star-that is the lowest rating I can give and it does clean...if it were not for that, I would have to give it minus five rocks (I wish amazon would update the rating system).
I bought this item several years ago, but just now really started to use it as I am ripping my entire disc collection (about 2000) to my laptop. My discs are fairly clean-most of them-since I keep them in sleeves in a carrying case. Of course there are those that I play more often and have more wear and tear on them.
After the cleaning pads started to look dingy-as they should-I did some research about acquiring refill kits...I also found out the the pads are only good for 20-25 cleaning cycles??? (of course you know that was after I cleaned about 300 already)...so, after doing the math, that would be about 80 kits...I don't think so. Then I thought I was smart and replaced the wet cleaning pad with one of the repair disks...yep, and sure enough, I had the swirling pattern the other reviewers talked about. I did go back and check my discs and found this was only the case with those discs I cleaned after I used one of the repair discs. The others are fine...and no, you cannot buff the swirls out by hand. It seems as not too much damage was done as my laptop is still able to rip and play the discs...but that is not the point is it?
So I cancelled the order for the four refill kits-I would only be using the cleaning pads...also, I have plenty of cleaning fluid left because in order to use all the fluid up in the 20-25 cleaning cycles the pads are good for, you would have to pretty much drench each disc...then, after the cleaning cycle, you still have to make sure the disc is dry as you cannot let it airdry in accordance with the product directions-which you will have to do by hand with a soft cloth.
I also have to clean more than I have to repair.
This is another perfect example where separate replacement items would be good for the consumer (a kit with just cleaning pads, cleaning fluid, repair pads, repair fluid...you get my point), but the kit is so much better for the manufacturer.
So then, I am doing some more research and have my eyes on a cleaner that will do 150 cleaning and 40 repair cycles-out of the box. The refill kit will clean 50 discs at about the same cost as the Optifix kit (actually cheaper: when you buy a replacement kit with the initial unit, you save $3). The great part-shipping is free...with the Optifix kit, you can get a low price, but then you get hit in the wallet with the shipping cost...by that time, you can almost buy a new machine...CD/DVD Disc Repair Pro by Cel, sold on shop4tech a link you can get to from amazon..based on the reviews, only one person had a bad experience with it and still gave the unit three stars