the question i have is…are these cds good? i dunno much about phillips, i saw the label, they’re made in taiwan, are they reliable?
If so, ima pick one up shoot, i want 100cdrs for free, dont you?
probably CMC Magnetics = crap discs.
But free is free…
Why is there no such deals here? Only US that have such deals it seems…
Yes, they are made by CMC Magnetics, so as some (not all) of the Memorex and TDK 40X CD-Rs.
They are not as good as Taiyo Yuden discs for sure. Earlier I did some CD-R tests using the Lite-On’s wses program, only TY discs showed consistently low C1/C2 errors. Both CMC and Lead Data discs were pretty bad. No wonder I’ve never seen any TY discs for free after rebate.
I bought a couple of times Philips CD-R80 16x (burn up to 32x)
Even that they are made by cmc magnetics i never had problems.
My Philips 16x were like :
Manufacturer code: 97 31 07 - Ritek Co. (Type: 7)
Disc subtype: Medium Type A, low Beta category (A-)
Not bad, huh ?
staples has almost the same deal now. $20 rebate but the 100 pack costs 30 bucks.
i got some good deals on TYs, i bought 2 of spindles, both for 15$ and with a 10$ MIR. hehehehhe
But i’m always on the lookout for more cheaper cdrs.
I bought these knowing that they were probably going to be made by CMC, and I was right, so says SmartBurn. But for about $2 dollars total (tax plus 2 stamps) they make great cd’s for friends and relatives. 
I burned one at 40X, Nero CD Speed’s scandisk reported about 2% damage with 0% unreable.
I burned one at 48X, 5% damaged and .5% unreadable.
Just burn 'em at 40X and they should be fine for handouts. If it’s something they think is real important and can’t live without, they should be making a backup anyway.