Introduction
In this last week the new Verbatim 16x DVD-R media has been released into the United kingdoms online shops. We ordered some without hestitation to see if it is as good as our previous verbatim media has been.
We have found during past reviews and 'in house' testing that Verbatim media always seem to be highly compatiable with many recording devices due to Verbatims high threshold for quality in its media. Many hardware companies work very closely with Verbatim to ensure that their respective devices record their media as well as the recording device allows.
During this review special attention will be paid to see if this partnership between
Verbatim and the makers of our recording hardware has been continued.
| Detailed media information for the Verbatim 16x DVD-R media | | Media name: | Verbatim 16x DVD-R | | Brand: | Verbatim | | Manufacturer: | Mitsubishi® Kagaku Media | | Made in: | Taiwan | | Media ID Code: | MCC03RG20 | | Media Type: | DVD-R | | Rated speed: | 16x | | Max. storage capacity: | 4.7GB | | Writing surface colour (dye): | Light purple | | Top surface colour: | White | | Printable top surface? | Yes |
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"The DVD-R is widely used in a variety of professional fields for video and streaming computer backup applications and this allows greater workplace efficiencies to be achieved via quicker initial burn times and also when duplicating for colleagues. DVD-R of course, is also used in the consumer market and the benefits will also be felt there.
As burn speeds increase so too does the potential for errors so the recording media has to be carefully and accurately constructed in order to ensure error-free recording. Verbatim is well-known for its development of Azo as the core technology behind much of its recordable DVD range and the further development of that technology, through Advanced Azo to Advanced Azo+, facilitates this ultimate DVD-R 16x burn speed. With both greater power margins and sensitivity, Advanced Azo+ allows users to burn easy, safe in the knowledge that data will be stored correctly."
Our review media in a heavy duty spindle of 50 with this spindle being shrink wrapped and very nice and tightly packed into a proper spindle sized box ensuring no damage could be caused during shipping. The disc itself is the full face printable version of this disc wlthough a non printable version is also due for release soon.
The recording surface is a light purple and carries the Media ID of MCC03RG20 according to
VSO Inspector and should be capable of speeds of upto 16x on our review devices.
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