Verbatim BD-R 25GB 16X Blu-ray Recordable Media Disc - Spindle - 97457, Branded, 25 Pack

Verbatim always satisfies, gold standard in burning everything from CDs to BRs. Through the 1000s of burns, I've never had a failed burn due to bad media - only occasionally before I learned not to put the next disk in immediately after one is done, and let the burner cool down for a few min.The only 100% reliable media in my years of experience. I tried to save a few bucks here and there with other otherwise reputable brands (no no-names) and decided it's not worth it, long time ago.

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Well, what more can I say other than yes, these are exactly what they claim to be—50 shiny little discs that hold your data, your hopes, your dreams, and that embarrassing karaoke video you swore you'd never show anyone. Nothing more, nothing less. They’re like the introverted office worker of the tech world: they show up, do their job, don’t ask for attention, and quietly slip away to be filed under "works as advertised."Sure, I could wax poetic about the way a laser lovingly etches its mark into the delicate aluminum cookie sandwiched between layers of hard plastic, like a futuristic baker crafting the world's most useless Oreo. But let’s be real—you don’t care about that. You just want to know, “Will this hold my movie collection and/or questionable downloads?” And the answer is a resounding "Yes. Yes, it will."So, if you’re looking for something to store your memories, bad decisions, and maybe a few terabytes of legally questionable media, look no further. These discs will do it. They’re the unsung heroes of data storage, silently holding everything you treasure (or need to hide). Just don’t try to eat them. No matter how much I talk about cookies, they’re still plastic.

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Pioneer Electronics USA Blu Ray Computer Drive, BDR-2207B5PKapp-cdr/dvd+rw-tools-7.1-r1# dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/dvdrw2INQUIRY: [PIONEER ][BD-RW BDR-207M][1.21]GET [CURRENT] CONFIGURATION:Mounted Media: 41h, BD-R SRMMedia ID: VERBAT/IMeCurrent Write Speed: 12.0x4495=53940KB/sWrite Speed #0: 12.0x4495=53940KB/sWrite Speed #1: 10.0x4495=44950KB/sWrite Speed #2: 8.0x4495=35960KB/sWrite Speed #3: 6.0x4495=26970KB/sWrite Speed #4: 4.0x4495=17980KB/sWrite Speed #5: 2.0x4495=8990KB/sSpeed Descriptor#0: 00/12219391 [email protected]=53940KB/s [email protected]=53940KB/sSpeed Descriptor#1: 00/12219391 [email protected]=44950KB/s [email protected]=44950KB/sSpeed Descriptor#2: 00/12219391 [email protected]=35960KB/s [email protected]=35960KB/sSpeed Descriptor#3: 00/12219391 [email protected]=26970KB/s [email protected]=26970KB/sSpeed Descriptor#4: 00/12219391 [email protected]=17980KB/s [email protected]=17980KB/sSpeed Descriptor#5: 00/12219391 [email protected]=8990KB/s [email protected]=8990KB/s:-[ READ BD SPARE INFORMATION failed with SK=5h/MEDIUM NOT FORMATTED]: Wrong medium typeREAD DISC INFORMATION:Disc status: blankNumber of Sessions: 1State of Last Session: empty"Next" Track: 1Number of Tracks: 1READ FORMAT CAPACITIES:unformatted: 12219392*2048=2502531481600h(3000): 11826176*2048=2422000844832h(0): 11826176*2048=2422000844832h(0): 5796864*2048=1187197747232h(0): 12088320*2048=24756879360READ TRACK INFORMATION[#1]:Track State: invisible incrementalTrack Start Address: 0*2KBNext Writable Address: 0*2KBFree Blocks: 12219392*2KBTrack Size: 12219392*2KBREAD CAPACITY: 0*2048=0For me, I prefer to write at a safe write speed rather then maximum.Windows 7 crapped on a ~23G write using a Pioneer BDR-2207. I've posted a quick review on Amazon's product page for the BDR-2207 as I'm not sure if it's Windows or the Drive hardware/firmware/media causing the problem.Linux dvd+rw-tools growisofs records to the media with little problems except for the following error:24289869824/24410888192 (99.5%) @1.5x, remaining 0:17 RBU 100.0% UBU 5.8%24313593856/24410888192 (99.6%) @1.6x, remaining 0:13 RBU 100.0% UBU 9.6%24337580032/24410888192 (99.7%) @1.6x, remaining 0:10 RBU 100.0% UBU 21.2%24360910848/24410888192 (99.8%) @1.6x, remaining 0:07 RBU 100.0% UBU 13.5%24384897024/24410888192 (99.9%) @1.6x, remaining 0:03 RBU 77.5% UBU 17.3%24409145344/24410888192 (100.0%) @1.6x, remaining 0:00 RBU 5.3% UBU 9.6%builtin_dd: 11919392*2KB out @ average 1.6x4390KBps/dev/dvdrw2: flushing cache/dev/dvdrw2: closing track/dev/dvdrw2: closing session:-[ CLOSE SESSION failed with SK=5h/INVALID FIELD IN CDB]: Input/output error/dev/dvdrw2: reloading trayChecking the above write session within Linux using both the diff & dd incantations resulted in no differences between files and no cd/dvd block errors. So, a good write, just failing to close the session? This later error has been repeatedly reported many times within many other forums.2012.10.29: I might have a bad drive. Planning acquiring a replacement and will update after testing.2013.02.01: I've exchanged my Pioneer BD-R drive for a LG BD-R. I have only written a few BD-RW sessions, and no BD-R sessions using this media type as of yet.

I got the 25gb 25 pack and have only had 1 disk end up not working (2 where due to user error). It wrote everything on there but during the verification process my writer/burner does it said either the disk was damaged or there was something wrong with a file that was put on there. Put another disk in and it worked just fine so I'm not sure if the one was due to the file, the writer, the disk or user error. But to only have one crap out out of 25 is really good considering a different brand I bought last year about 1/3 of them ended up not working. I'm not sure how long they will last yet but they work great for my purpose of backing up photos, videos, and documents! There is about 1.5gb you can't put on it which is a bummer so your only getting about 23.5 Max of storage which sucks but they do work?