OT: Verbatim 8.5GB DVDs $2.20 each

riredale wrote on 5/1/2006, 5:21 PM
Those of you hankering to burn to a double-layer DVD might want to take advantage of this NewEgg special.

Look at all the positive reviews on the NewEgg webpage--these Verbatim disks are considered to be about as good as DL can get. Your burn speed will depend on what your burner decides is the right speed--my NEC3550a can burn these at 8x.

The cheapest I've ever seen these disks is $2 each (quantity 10) at BestBuy. It seems they run a special on these disks every few months.

Finally, I'm not that familiar with the "+" DVD world as I am with the "-" world, but I understand that it's critical for compatibility purposes to make sure your burner sets the booktype to "DVD-ROM." My NEC burner does this automatically.

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riredale wrote on 5/3/2006, 11:04 AM
As of today, the shipping is free--now they're $1.70 each.

This is the lowest price I've ever seen for this high-quality DL product.
JJKizak wrote on 5/3/2006, 11:08 AM
Every one that I have used worked fine as long as I burned at the speed on the wrapper, not what comes up in DVD-A. Sometimes DVD-A will show a speed of 6x instead of the 2.4x on the wrapper.
JJK