Datawrite 4x DVD-R's at Peats - 25 for €30

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The Datawrite yellow top DVD has been around for a long time now, but Datawrite have been steadily improving it all along to ensure its reliability and boost it’s write speed. The current disc is a 4X type, with the usual 4.7GB capacity. Supplied on spindles of 25, these guys are really economical, reliable and durable.


SPECIFICATIONS


Storage Capacity: 4.7GB
Disc Diameter: 12cm
Uncompromising data integrity and reliability
High capacity random access storage with broad compatibility
Conform to DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc
High quality organic dye recording layer materials improve short wavelength recording characteristics for reliable recording and playback
Precise substrate moulding and improved disc bonding technologies effectively control tilt of the disc for outstanding reliability and durability
Compatible format for DVD-ROM master disc production and a high capacity for archive storage


4.7GB Of Empty Space Per Disc
€24.75 €29.95 inc. VAT

babyhack

does anybody know if these have to be ordered of the site or can i just pop into the shop and pick them up for that price

Bannor

You should be able to get them in the shop.

jor el

I'd be carefull about using these discs, espescially if you have a Pioneer A05/105 writer. These discs are not recommended by Pioneer, and I'd say stay well clear.
Have a look here
http://www.dvdrhelp.com/dvdmedia.php?selectmedia=647#comments
at some user comments on these discs.
From bitter experience I'll never buy anything that isn't on Rytek dye in future, it's well worth the extra money for reliable discs.

The Brigadier

I bought a box from Aria with my burner...

No coasters as of yet, but most of them will only burn at 2x speed...

And these are the reds not the yellows... stay clear....

hussey

Originally posted by James Melody
I bought a box from Aria with my burner...

No coasters as of yet, but most of them will only burn at 2x speed...

And these are the reds not the yellows... stay clear....

do these work on Ps2? .. so they are actually red-discs yeah and not recommended .. sorry bit confused as you said no coasters .. then said stay clear of them

The Brigadier

No coasters....but they are sold as 4x discs and only work at 2x...

If I wanted 2x discs I would have bought them...

huh!

write at 4x for me and not one bad one so far, worth taking a chance on for the price I think, available from the shop up at the main counter

DaithiSurfer

I ordered stuff on peats web site a couple of time and just got ignored . i.e no money taken off my card and no goods in the post.
Its as if i never went to their website. Emails were ignored too.
What kind of carry on is that

For DVD recordable try bigpockets.co.uk

Corkey123

I wouldn't bother with the Peats website, I have contacted Peats many times regarding prices on their site and availabliity of stock. Each time the goods were either mis-priced or not available. Best to call in

Krusty_Clown

Bought these earlier today at the counter.
Only burnt one so far, but it's working fine.
(Burnt on a Pioneer 106, viewed on a Pioneer 636).

Might have to go back and get some more at this price!
Checked out a few other shops while in town, and there was nothing near this price..
Dixons - €44 for a pack of 10.
Maplins - ~€5 each
Argos - ~€30 pack of 5

These DVDs - €1.20 each...

alb

That's good value, I might pick some up while I'm in Dublin at the weekend.

Peace

Never thought i'd see peats on the bargains board!

Tivoli

got a pack yesterday, used 7 and got 2 costers (film sticking near the end) , still working out at good value, anyone know if i burn at 2x would they be more realibal

Capt'n Midnight

Originally posted by Peace
Never thought i'd see peats on the bargains board!

Peats - The Pirates of Parnell St
*for more years than I care to remember

DaithiSurfer

peoples you should be buying blank dvds on the web.
Even at 1.20 a disk its a ripoff.

Krusty_Clown

Hmm.. Change my tune a little, a couple of coasters later (2 out of 5)..
I guess you get what you pay for..

Same problem, movies freezing towards end of movie.. PS2 doesn't like 'em at all either...

DaithiSurfer: peoples you should be buying blank dvds on the web.

Go on, back this up with some useful information, like where/What!
This is the bargain forum, so if you have better bargains, why not post 'em?

Here's some useful links:
DVD and Media
BigPockets
SVP Blank Disc Shop

Krusty_Clown

Jor el: From bitter experience I'll never buy anything that isn't on Rytek dye in future, it's well worth the extra money for reliable discs.

This URL suggests that they were originally pretty good, however, with the decrease in price, quality has also dropped, and these are no longer recommended..

DaithiSurfer

Sorry Krusty,
I thought i had posted the links before but it must have been in another thread.

I use the ones you mention (mostly bigpockets).

I normally go to dvdrhelp.com and check there for the cheapest going.
I bought bulkpaq first and they are fine for data and playstation but the odd one is iffy for movies (always towards the end) so you have to watch the movie before you know if its worked.

Datasafe are good for everything, but verbatim seems to be the best of the cheapo disk.

Also don't buy dvds of a speed faster than you intend to write at unless you cant get slower one cheaper.
I always write at 1 speed now and haven't burned a coaster in the last 50 or so.
Looks like 1 speed burning is much more stable for windows.
Make sure you have the latest version of nero or recordnowmax. Also check your firmware to make sure its the latest.
You'll get items on dvdrhelp about this too.

Tivoli

wow i thought that white bit of foam was to protect the disks, guess now it's to hide the serial number!!! huars

Krusty_Clown

Thanks DaithiSurfer..
I'll check it out now..

So, you reckon burning backups of movies at 1x will decrease the chance of those movie errors to wards the end of the movie?

The DataWrite yellows didn't work on my PS2 at all...
Verbatim +RW did though, which is nice..

DaithiSurfer

I couldnt believe it til i tried it either, but now i burn everything at 1 speed.
I think a lot of cheap dvdr maunfacturers give their disks a speed rating of a lot more than they should have.

gerire

Have used the DATAWRITE from Komplett for the last while now and lost about 2 out of my first box and that was a software problem.

Would go to Peats to try these out but just ordered 2 more spindles off Komplett

Krusty_Clown

Bought some DataSafe Riteks from SVP (BlankDiscshop.co.uk), spool of 25 for €43.76 to my door (3 days), which works out at: €1.75 each, and they work like a dream, for everything I throw at them...

For the extra 55c per disc, they're well worth it...
Ritek G04 Dye by the way, which seems to be the flavour du jour..

unkel

It ain't the media in a lot of cases, it's the hardware

Have had my Philips DVD+RW for well over 2 years now (In case you're guessing, I got it for over £800 at the time :mad: ) and it has not had a single coaster yet :cool: although I usually buy the cheapest media I can find. No media I have ever used only wrote at 1xspeed

Got two NEC ND-1100's in work earlier this year and had failure rate of 50% - 70% at +R no matter what media we through at it and 100% failure rate at +RW. This got a good bit better after I flashed the firmware I have to admit

These failure rates were all in the area where DVD writing is most vulnerable: very large files

DaithiSurfer

It is actually the media in most cases.
You will get very very few if any coasters when you are just writing data to your dvdrs. The problems occur when you write a movie to a dvd.
It will normally play fine on your pc (i assume because it can correct errors better than a standalone dvd player) but on a lot of standalones movies burnt on particualar media will not work.
I have very bad problems when writing movies on Datasafe Blue dvds so i just use those ones for data.

Krusty_Clown

PS2s are particularly media sensitive, and only like the good 'uns..

I don't think any DVD writer or media would have significant problems with writing standard data, e.g. Files, backups etc..

DaithiSurfer

would you believe my ps2 accepts a lot more burned movies than most standalones that i have also tried them on.
verbatim dvd-r though usually work on anything.