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Conclusion

Personal Opinions:

My personal opinion of this media started out very low. I have personally lost a lot of important data because of poorly made CD-Rs manufactured by CMC Magnetics, and I don't put too much faith in the company anymore. That aside, this media didn't score as poorly as I was expecting it to. On the other hand, from my experience, CMC media tends to degrade much faster then other media, so only a follow up test or two on these CD-Rs will show their true quality! Technically Speaking: Technically speaking I found that this media was a PERFECT example of why it is important to understand your CD burner. The two drives that I tested this media on performed fairly similar in most cases, but in when the media was burned at 4x, the drives produced completely different quality results on this media. According to the tests that I performed on this media: The optimal write speed on the Plextor Premium is 4x The optimal write speed on the LiteON 48125W is 32x Scoring Plextor Premium: When combined with the Plextor Premium I give this media a 7/10 However, it is important to realize that this is due to the generally lower quality burns the Plextor Premium produced on this media. But when the media was burned at 4x, the Plextor Premium produced incredibly good results, far out-performing the competing LiteON drive. LiteON 48125W: When combined with the LiteON 48125W, I give this media a 7.5/10 I decided to give the LiteON drive 0.5 more points then the Plextor Premium, because it produced higher quality burns at the media's certified speed, as well as on a regular basis. Although the Plextor Premium *DID* produce the highest quality burn on this media, it was done only at 4x, and I don't think most people want to burn their media that slow, especially when the media in question *SHOULD* be capable of speeds of 40x!

Sincerely, The Digital Dolphin