Re: [ARSCLIST] Memorex CDs

[Jerry Hartke <jhartke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The problem is that Memorex does not make its own media. Any test results
are valid only so long as they do not change their supplier.

Jerry
Media Sciences, Inc.

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> [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karl Miller
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:57 AM
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> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Memorex CDs
> 
> Anyone familiar with these discs and/or the truth to the claims?
> 
> Karl
> 
> Gold Media Goes Mainstream
> 
> Remember the days of gold media? Well, gold is in again--using the same
> process that Mitsui perfected back in the early days of CD recording.
> 
> For years, MAM-A Matsui has been offering gold "archival" discs in
> specialty stores. The discs are so called in part because using a
> 24-karat gold substrate instead of the usual silver makes the disc less
> susceptible to oxidation, should the disc's polycarbonate bonding fail.
> 
> Now Memorex plans to go one step further, by adding its DuraLayer
> scratch-resistance technology to gold archival discs in order to protect
> them from wear and tear. The Memorex Pro Gold Archival CD and DVD Media
> come backed by a lifetime warranty. According to the company, the discs
> will be the only gold archival media available at retail in the United
> States.
> 
> Memorex says the discs are rated with an archival life of up to 300 years
> for CDs and 100 years for DVDs. In the lab, the company says it has found
> this media to be resistant to the usual artificial-aging torture tests
> such as ultraviolet light, heat, and humidity.