Verbatim BD-R 50GB 8X Blu-ray Recordable Media Disc Double Layer- Spindle - 97335, Branded, 10 Pack

Every thing was good

They’re ok

These discs come in sturdy old school jewel cases which should protect the disc itself from various acts of god. Write speeds were variable, but the data burned played back with solid reliable consistency. A definite/hands down required purchase when looking to acquire bdr blanks.

Excellent

These are really of good quality. The packing is awesome. Received the item in excellent condition. Perfect condition.

I must admit, I was a bit nervous trying a 50 GB Blu-ray recordable disc. They aren't cheap, and a error costs dollars not cents. Well to my joy there was absolutely no errors! The Verbatim 50 GB disc recorded without a hitch. Didn't really take notice of how long it took, but I can say it was less than an hour. That's pretty fast by any standard. I have a sata cable connecting my drive, that makes a world of difference where speed is concerned. I have had the best luck with Verbatim discs by far, I cant remember ever getting an error on any one I've used to date. Great quality and very reliable.

I've used the Verbatim BD-R 50GB discs frequently for a couple years. They are quite reliable. There is an alternative “Verbatim” 50GB BD-R disc sourced from Japan. It's an all-white, printable disc that you will find on Amazon and other sites. They are temptingly priced at about half the cost of the Verbatim discs you see on this page. I bought a spindle of 100 discs on the bay and many were defective. After translating comments from Asian posters at Amazon, I see others found the same visually obvious problem: white smudges on the outer rim of the discs reflecting lousy quality control. The “verbatim” brand name was evidently licensed by a less assiduous manufacturer in Japan. The manufacturer part numbers for these turkeys: VBR260RP100SV1, VBR260YP50V1 No brand of media is perfectly reliable. From burning discs of various types for 20 years I’ve learned to burn at the slowest available speed. The time investment is worth it because the output has less immediate and long term failures. With Blu-ray, I’ve never seen burning problems with 25 GB, single layer format. The 50 GB, dual layer format fails occasionally even with best quality, Verbatim media. Always use “Verify” mode with your burning software – some errors are not detected during writing, but appear later on reading. I’ve used some of the budget brands of blu-ray media and they worked fine, but I’ve only tried budget brands with single layer 25 GB, and then only a small sample size. The test of a media brand comes with the more problematic dual layer format. It takes a lot of experience to figure out whether an annoying failure rate is coming from hardware, software or media. I expect there are many good software burning packages. I suspected that the burner within my DVDFab suite was a factor in producing errors with 50 GB discs. I tried Cyberlink’s Power2Go burning software and it cut down my coaster rate sharply. Power2Go is the most reliable software I’ve ever used, better even than the venerable ImgBurn freeware standard. I highly recommend Power2Go. I’ve used two quality external blu-ray burning drives, plus a low cost external drive. If you want top reliability with frequent use you must fork-out for the best external drive from ASUS or Buffalo. Any configuration of hardware/software/media has worked acceptably for me with 25 GB discs. For 50 GB I’ve found the Buffalo drive to be slightly more reliable than ASUS. More controlled, extensive testing would be needed to be definitive. edit: I see pioneer has just come out with an internal BD burner. A lot of people swear by that brand. Perhaps there are good internal drive options beyond what I've tested. This concludes my TED talk.