Maxell Media code MXL RG03

Blank Media Discuss, Maxell Media code MXL RG03 at Consumables forum; I burned a 25 pack of DVD-R 8x Maxells a long time ago. After checking the media code, it seems all too similar to Ritek G03. Are these actually Ritek made discs? The scans are very impressive for being burned a year or more ago.

Posted: 29-10-2006

adelphia83 (MyCE Senior Member): Posts: 312

I burned a 25 pack of DVD-R 8x Maxells a long time ago.

After checking the media code, it seems all too similar to Ritek G03.

Are these actually Ritek made discs? The scans are very impressive for being burned a year or more ago.

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Posted: 29-10-2006

kg_evilboy (CD Freaks Boy Toy): Posts: 5,360

A year ago, there were no Ritek productions of Maxell discs

Now apparently they are starting to.
The disc is quite ok. But Ritek G03 would have been 2x DVD-R media, which is not exactly the same speed as MXL RG03.

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Posted: 29-10-2006

Arachne (Senior Moderator & Reviewer): Posts: 29,868

The disc you have is genuine Maxell-made. No need to worry, and the scan's good too.

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Posted: 30-10-2006

philamber (Legal Senior Admin): Posts: 6,823

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The disc you have is genuine Maxell-made. No need to worry, and the scan's good too.

Yep. Those are made by Hitachi Maxell in Japan and are superb discs.

[Sadly though, they're no longer available downunder.

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theEye (MyCE Senior Member): Posts: 462

not only in downunder, I desperately cannot find them in my near (100km) location in Germany

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Posted: 30-10-2006

Arachne (Senior Moderator & Reviewer): Posts: 29,868

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Yep. Those are made by Hitachi Maxell in Japan and are superb discs.

[Sadly though, they're no longer available downunder.

]

Yeah, they've stopped stocking Maxell MIJ discs in my local supermarket as well (which was where I usually got them). One week, a shelf-full - the next, all gone

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Posted: 30-10-2006

Bhairav (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 1,314

^LOL.. think this is a worldwide phenomenon

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Same thing here in India.. all shelves full one week, empty the next!
Pity, they were the best discs available here till Verbatim showed up..

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kg_evilboy (CD Freaks Boy Toy): Posts: 5,360

I'll have to stock up on Maxells then. Thanks for the info!

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Posted: 30-10-2006

dakhaas (CD Freaks Media Expert): Posts: 1,944

Some stores in the netherlands still have them. But yeah the price is screwed thanks to our levy.

Also cdfreaks webstore is still selling printable 50 pcs spindles.

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Posted: 30-10-2006

kg_evilboy (CD Freaks Boy Toy): Posts: 5,360

Some German stores still have them too.

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Posted: 30-10-2006

Arachne (Senior Moderator & Reviewer): Posts: 29,868

Unfortunately, I think that's it for me, for MIJ Maxells. Unless I get lucky at PC World or Curry's, who very occasionally have old stock lying around.

All the smaller independent stores in my hometown tend to sell E-net stuff and nothing else

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Posted: 30-10-2006

Gary Kokkin (CDFreaks Resident): Posts: 658

Here MIJ Maxell discs not available last 8 months .Most Maxell discs are RICOHJPN R03 and RITEKF1.-In case of older stock,it's hard ID if have Japan discs inside,because have similar package than new one.

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Posted: 30-10-2006

Arachne (Senior Moderator & Reviewer): Posts: 29,868

With older stock (for example, 4x +R), the MIJ ID was easy to make for me, as they said MIJ on the cardboard box. They turned out to be YUDEN000 T01

The 8x ones were a bit hit or miss though, as the shrinkwrapped ones were erroneously labelled MIJ, when they were Ritek

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Posted: 31-10-2006

bear17 (CD Freaks Member): Posts: 207

I have 200 of these MIJ MXLRG03's left. I knew buying them up for $1.00 AUD per disc in Jewel cases was a good move. Now if only I could get some Maxell + R discs.

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