Verbatim 94934 700 MB 52x LightScribe Gold Recordable Discs CD-R, 30-Disc Spindle
by VERBATIM CORPORATION
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Customer Review: Not for recording music
Summary: 3 Stars
Amazon advertised these CD-R's when prompted for music recording media. Be advised that they will not work for transferring music from 33 1/3 discs or tapes on the TEAC or similar units made for such activity. You must use the Memorex or other discs the specifically say "Music" in their title. They are more expensive, but necessary to complete the task.Customer Review: Worst Media Ever -- Made by CMC Magnetics!
Summary: 1 Stars
These Verbatim discs are hands down the very WORST blank media I've EVER encountered! They're made by CMC Magnetics -- well known as the worst media manufacturer in the world. But not only are they CMC Magnetics, they're the worst of the worst of CMC Magnetics!
The latest KProbe *hangs* when faced with these, forcing a hard reset. The latest Nero Burning ROM *hangs* when faced with these, forcing a hard reset. The program continues, non-stop, to display "waiting for media" when I use these, and an attempt to abort hangs Windows XP SP2 the same way it hangs Kprobe.
Curiously, the media IDs on these are exactly the same as that on Philips LightScribe CD-R media (they're made by CMC Magnetics as well). However, at least the Philips are recognized by all my software and hardware, quite unlike the Verbatims. That's why I say that these Verbatim are the worst of the worst from CMC Magnetics. (The Philips are no prize, either, but they perform minimally well).
The *ONLY* thing that worked with these media are the LightScribe labeling. But what's the point of labeling discs you can't even RECOGNIZE, let alone burn?
I had the exact same problems with these media in both my Lite-On LH-201AH burner and my NEC ND-2510A burner (the latter is universally recognized as and ideal burner for even low-quality media).
Note that Verbatim had a great reputation when they sold media manufactured by Taiyo Yuden. But, stupidly, they chose to go ultra-cheap and turned to the dreaded CMC Magnetics Corp. Thus, they lost all credibility!
*AVOID THESE LIKE THE PLAGUE!*
Customer Review: I'm changing my rating to 5 stars
Summary: 1 Stars
At first, I was unsuccessful in my attempts to burn CDs. I burned one beautifully and and was also able to get a label on the flip side. I wasted 5 disks when I couldn't get more to burn. I thought maybe it was Vista causing the problem so I tried on a second computer. It did recognize that the disk was in the drive but it just gave me error messages and wouldn't burn. Then I tried burning it using Nero instead of the pre-installed Microsoft software. I was able to burn one after another. They were great once I used the right program.Customer Review: Wow, these are a waste!
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought two of the 30 packs of Verbatim Lightscribe CDRs from Best Buy. I would be very optimistic in saying that 1 out of 3 actually worked. Oh, the music burns on to them no problem, but when I flip them over to do the lightscribe label, it tells me the media is not recognized as lightscribe. This happens no matter what program I use! And what sucks even worse is that with the coating on the cd, it's almost impossible to write on, so you end up with an un-labeled cd anyways.
Oh well, back to the HP discs :)
Customer Review: Not a Match with Windows
Summary: 1 Stars
My Windows Laptop has burned every kind of DIsk-- and generally works great. Except with Verbatim. To date, I'm getting it to accept/acknowledge about 1 in every 5 disks I try to burn. Save your money and get something else.