Yujenh- My understanding is that Ridata is Riteks Brand of Ritek ! excuse me if it sounds redundant or silly ! And while I have no direct experience with Ridata disc themslves ! I have used both Officedepot Braned & Maxell Branded Media That are Ritek's sold under the other two brands name . and found them Very good ! No they are'nt Taiyo yuden or verbatims quality wise but still good media ! That being said As long as your burner likes them & you don't get a bad batch ( can happen with any brand ) A Ritek G-05 is a Ritek G-05 no matter who put's their name on the wrapper or label surface ! So as I see it the only differences should be cosmetic's & packaging & price ! eg: Maxells 8xDVD-R are or were Ritek G-05's & officedepot 8X DVD-R's are also Ritek G-05's But they are often sold at prices much cheaper than the maxell & are every bit as good differing comsetics aside ! You can still find the OFFICEDEPOT 8x DVD-R's now they sell a Split Spindle 75DVd-R's & 25 Cdr's if that helps-" What is the difference between Ritek and Ridata? Ritek is the manufacturer and Ridata is Ritek's own brand name. Ritek Ridata stands for top quality of Ritek DVD media" lifted from ritek add @ supermediastore.com ! good luck!
The Ritek DL media has always burned OK for me. However, there is no question that the burn quality is much better for Verbatim DL media. Since Verbatim can often be had for $1.50 per disk or less, these Sony-branded Ritek DL disks are really no bargain.
thanks for the info bigtoxy, basically Ritek G-05 = Office depot 16x= MIT sony??? so just buy them whenever they are cheapest right?? they were onsale at supermedia store for 600pack for 105 before shipping but its 8x i think. does anybody know if the OD is going to have that 100 pack of OD media for 19.99?? I knew they have it arond Xmas time but i happended to missed it because of those crappy office max verby sale. does anybody know if that one time deal or not?? thanks
hey to anyone the sony 100 packs at staples should I look for made in japan on the package correct??? if it says made in taiwan just leave em and check another location???
Yujenh- The officedepot branded media sales seem to run in cycles !They'll have them onsale , then sony's or verbatims or they'll have them OD brand onsale a couple times in a row -Mostly hundred packs @ the price you mentioned & occasionally 50 pks at varying price points but usually cheaper than the Bigger Name media ! So if your not in a big hurry just wait a week or two !& sometimes they have a Buy one get two free sale & you can really clean up !If Saugmon does'nt clean the shelves first LOL! Other than that you can try Newegg or one of the online retailers but sometimes that's slightly higher in price With shipping ect.. wait'em out if you can good luck & happy burning !
thanks again bigtoxy, i will be waitng for the od sale. in case saugmon does clean out the shelve, how is the od's online service?? is it same as the office max?? thanks
Don't know if you got a Microcenter around you but a 20 pack Verbatim D/L $34.99 till the 20th .Bought them and printable Verb =r for $15.99 a pack and ridata Cd's 50 for $4.99. Chris
hey to anyone the sony 100 packs at staples should I look for made in japan on the package correct??? if it says made in taiwan just leave em and check another location???
mit sony's are okay its just not as great as the mij's. The MIJ sony have been really hard to find now days especially the pack off 100. some of the guy mentioned that some staple have them but i pretty much gave up hope on finding mij sony because all i have is best buy and office depot and they almost never have them. so its really up to you to see if you want to find it in another store.
@dipset121 yes you should look for the MIJ sony's if you can get them. they are hard to find.. they are easier to find in the -r format than the +r format... alot of the guys here say the +r mits are pretty good but not Taiyo Yuden.. sonys own brand SD21 i think they are.
right on the money, i went to staples yesterday and got the Sony 50pack for $14.99. save $15.00 bucks, thanks guys.
Yujenh-I've never ordered online from OFFICEDEPOT yet I have three within 30 odd miles of my house so I just roll there ! I would check their shipping policy first before ordering shipping cost may make it nearly As cheap to order online elsewhere or to pick up other media onsale ! if they have cheap or free shipping it still may be a good deal ! Good luck !Yujenh
thanks again Bigtoxy, Well, what a coincidence. My OD is about 30 miles away too. The reason for having to use online is sometime its more convinent. Even though its only 30 miles but sometimes you just dont have time to roll over there. I'm still stocked up with all the media i got over the last 2 month so wont be needing anything unless some super sale come up or the mij sony's.
I understand that ! but Ya' never know when a suprise clearance sale is going to pop up ! LOL! Good luck & happy Burning ! Me I just wish OFFICEDEPOT would start selling the 8x DVD-R'S in the 50's & 100Pks again instead of that stupid 75/25 mixed veg. DVD/CDR packs - I already have enough CDR 's Besides If they really want to get rid of their old stock of 8xDVD-R Just throw another buy one get two free sale !!!!!! Yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks alot I am going to most likely start looking for those mij 100 packs of +r or -r asap! and I will look for the 50 packs of +r and -r mijs as well but I really want to get the 100 pack of mijs!
hello guys, i know this probably sound little cheap to you guys but i guess i am kinda of cheap anyway. why do anyone have to use a Dl disc?? I mean i have a dvdfab platinum and they can split the disc just fine. The DL at that price is still $1.74/disc while you can get a regular disc at around $.25/disc. I never done a DL before but it might be worth the try.
@dipset121, to give you little more incentives, the walgreen might be a good place to look for it but it comes in the pack of 25. however do not blame me for wasting your time if you didnt find them. the other guys mention places like big lot of staples or k-mart. So just roll the dice and see what you get. For me all i get is NADA. I havent find any MIJ sony's since May 2006. May the TY's be with you
You can get the 100-pack of Sony DVDs for only $4.98 at Staples. You can get a $20 Staples coupon by signing up for a trial magazine subscription at one of the Staples computer terminals (usually in the furniture section), and then use it to buy these. You need a valid credit card to signup, but you can cancel a week or two later and not be charged. Go over to SlickDeals or FatWallet and search for the thread on the coupon.
