( 27 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 8 2009
Disc after disc, burn after burn, Sony CD-R's just. don't. work. If nothing else, they're consistent. Why doesn't anybody sell trustworthy products anymore?
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Posted: Jul 5 2009
So my wife purchased these CD's for me, and they are horrible, after going through over half of the CD's, I came to the conclusion they were all no good. Bought some memorex CD's and I'm up and running now. Do not buy Sony media products.
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Posted: Jun 17 2009
I'm only writing this review for a couple reasons... One is to balance the negative reviews and shed some light on CD-Rs, but first to clarify an issue that had me concerned. I have used Sony CD-Rs for years with no issues. Pretty close to 100% success, so I was concerned when I saw these RED & BLACK packages when I was used to the YELLOW wrappers. I checked on the reviews on Amazon and read all the negative points, I thought maybe Sony had changed their CD-Rs. Well, I'm happy to say, they just changed their packaging. The CD-Rs inside appear exactly the same and perform just as well. So if your questioning if these are the same Sony CD-Rs you've been using all along, they are... I just burned music on 5 discs in a row without a single reject. Now, I have a thought as to why there are so many negative reviews. When I bought a DVD recorder to add to my TV and VCR, I remember reading that they recommended certain DVD-R manufacturer's for recording. Not all manufacturer's worked for all DVD recorders. I've been using Sony CD-Rs for several years now in MY burner with darn near 100% success. The music I burned back in 2004 sounds as good as the discs I've burned yesterday. And yet, I tried a couple other CD-R manufacturers in the past with about a 60% success rate. I've tried Maxell, Staples, Maxwell and some others. None worked as well as Sony. Many of these manufacturers have been rated very high by the same reviewers that are hating on the Sonys. Could it be Maxell works better in THEIR brand of CD burner? I think so. My suggestion, stick with the name brands. When you try a name brand for the first time, buy in small quantity. Once you learn of a brand or two that works, STICK WITH them. I love to bargain hunt as much as the next guy, but I can't afford the $$ and time to mess with reject CD-Rs. Now I only buy Sony, not because I'm a Sony homer, but just because they are the only brand that works consistently FOR ME, IN MY BURNER. It may not work as well for you, but they are worth a try.
