dbminter Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I came across a CD-R from Memorex circa 2001. It's 16x, 700 MB, with a blue and white label surface on it. I checked the Manufacturer Name for giggles and was puzzled to find Gigastorage Corporation instead of INFODISC (Passable.) or CMC MAG (IMMEDIATELY TRY TO SALVAGE AND THEN THROW AWAY). Does anyone have any info on the quality of this Gigastorage Corporation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus_McFartfinger Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Hmm... a company called Gigastorage Corporation with it?s name on a 700MB disk doesn?t fill me with much confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 In their defense, though, back in 2001, a gigabyte was a different value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polopony Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Taiwan based company, used google, www.gigastorage.com. It has a US address also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 Yeah, I did a basic Google. But, I wanted more objective opinions, because, like with CMC, I doubt if on the Gigastorage Corporation's web site, they would say, "Ah, we so sorry! We make junk! We make Vanguard look like Verbatim!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polopony Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 looked at their brand names they sell under and I've never seen them anywhere.I'm sticking with verbs and Yudens period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie Junkie Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 looked at their brand names they sell under and I've never seen them anywhere.I'm sticking with verbs and Yudens period You've got that right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcrule1972 Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Have you actually used any of the discs db ? Are they readable now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 I haven't tested if it's still readable yet. I haven't used them since at least 2001, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfcrule1972 Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Well hurry up then !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 Ah, cheeky AND impatient, little, bastard, are we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbminter Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 Since someone just HAD to know... I can report that this Gigastorage Corporation Memorex CD-R read into an MDF image just fine on the NEC 3500a. However, the reported disc size was only 99.4 MB, so, it's not really that good a test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinningwheel Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 However, the reported disc size was only 99.4 MB, so, it's not really that good a test. *It is if you started out with 100 mb and 99.4 is all that is left*.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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