I've been using them for the past 6 years or so and I've recorded around 400+ cd-r's over the years and probably have only had maybe a dozen bad cd's.

Usually when you have a bad cd-r it is because I've gotten in such a hurry that I forget to turn off the screensaver that could cause problems in the recording of the cd (user mistake, not the cd-r). lol.

Advice for users that aren't too familar with recording cd-r's, try not to leave your screen saver on while recording, also try not to be doing other things on the computer at the same time as you are recording cd's. This will help ensure that your cd-r will record perfect 100% of the time.


Bad experience   January 25, 2003
 10 out of 19 found this review helpful

My exerience with these discs hasn't been good. They skip on my CD player, and my DVD player won't recognize them (neither will my portable CD player which I use in the car). The only place they work is on my PC at home and at work. I haven't had that problem with other brands. I had the same trouble with a box of Memorex CD-RW (which I bought at a different place). Actually, in that case, I two CDs out of 10 in the box weren't defective. Glad to hear others haven't been so unlucky.


High Failure Rate   July 6, 2005
 10 out of 12 found this review helpful

These Memorex CD-Rs did not work well at all for me. I would not recommend them.

I bought a spindle of 100 as the price seemed like a pretty good deal. I tried burning 20 of these. Out of that group of twenty, twelve were duds.

I am no audio expert by any means, and there may be some great reason why they didn't work with my system. Unfortunately, there was no warning indicating that they might not work well with certain types of computers. The system that I am using is a Dell that was new within the last few months.

I have also bought the Verbatim CD-Rs and had very good luck with them. I would caution buyers to consider buying a smaller quantity initially if they are thinking about buying the Memorex CD-Rs.


dissatisfied   May 11, 2003
 9 out of 15 found this review helpful

I bought a 30 pack of these. Five of them worked. The other 25 did not. I tried every single one! ... Don't waste your money. I also have older ones that are starting to delaminate also. It's not worth it. Bottom line: pay a couple of dollars more, and get a quality product if you value your music at all.


By far the best consumer-grade CD-R   November 26, 2004
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

As a professional audio engineer, I use Memorex-brand CD-Rs for all of my personal audio and data projects. They're even good enough for entry-level professional mastering. While not the same caliber as a gold studio master (2-3x the price), they easily exceed any kind of standard a consumer or prosumer might be looking for. I've used about 800 or so in the past year without any problems. I think most of the problems the reviews are showing is either user error or bad recording equipment--I've never had problems.