Many of your prayers will be answered as I have taken up the task of compiling a list of which blank CD-R's work best with which drives. I have researched old posts on the forum from users describing which media works in their drives and which does not. However, since drives are constantly changing and new firmwares are always being released, several of those old tests are now outdated. What I ask all of you to do is post your results in this thread, and when the thread is of ample size I will compile all your findings with my current findings and form one giant list. Through time and effort, hopefully I can keep the list updated.
If you would like to contribute, and I urge you to please do so, then post your findings and leave nothing out. I kindly ask that you post the following in your results:
- Drive Make & Model (e.g. LG GCE-8320B)
- Firmware Used During Time of Tests (e.g. 1.04)
- CD-R Brand/Manufacturer & Rated Speed (e.g. Imation/CMC 80min 32X)
- Maximum Successful Burn Speed Without Errors (e.g. 40X)
A few notes:
1. Any CD-R/CD-RW drive, no matter what the maximum or minimum writing speed, is fair game regardless of when it was manufactured.
2. If you have tried a certain brand of media that has not worked in your drive then simply leave the Maximum Successful Burn Speed blank or write N/A. It is important to know which media does not work with certain drives, so please do not leave this information out.
3. To set the standard, please only post the Maximum Successful Burn Speed Without Errors, that means any percentage of errors over 0% is unacceptable. This is to negate any borderline calls; the aim of this list is to definitively answer which media works best with which drives.
4. There is no set number of results that you have to submit. If you have tested 50 different kinds of media in a CD-RW drive, good, post all your findings! If you have only tested 1 kind of media in a CD-RW drive, fine, your research still counts!
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