TDK have one of the most respected and well established brands in blank media, be it for DVDs or CDs or whatever. So when I went to buy my TDK 700mb blanks, I was disappointed than only six of the ten purchased actually worked. My computer would not recognise them and said they were already used. Of course this was not the case given that I had just bought them! Another problem I had with TDK is that my old burnt media doesn't work anymore. I read that CDs won't last forever, but these ones were only 7 years old. They were not scratched at all, but some part of the CD had started to decay and was no longer recognisable by the ...  Read the complete review

WARNING!!! Some people have been overwhelmed with my vast technical knowledge (I have none by the way!!!) So if you want to skip that bit, flick to the end where there are some very handy bullet points...but you will miss my comparisons with other brands!!! ------------------------------------------- What a wonderful idea the CD writer was. It enabled many of us computer owning souls to do a whole host of things such as recording data to CD, and of course create our own music CDs! So which CD-R do you go for? Are there really any differences? Does cost matter? In short the answer is yes, and no. I write this review from a music point of view. For any ...  Read the complete review

T D K tend to be a bit more expensive than the others but they give consistently better results for burning. I have never lost a TDK CDR and I use the for critical backup data. If I am doing run of the mill back-ups then I will use a cheaper media. TDK also provide a good surface for titling you CDs, something a lot of the others leave of, requiring you to invest in CD labling software. TDK are also my choice for backing up my CD coloection. This is something I am glad I have done. I have a few unuseable originals, but the back ups save the day, espcially for OS and Office software. ...  Read the complete review