Kodak CD-R Quality Issues

[Chu]

I originally posted this on anandtech.com, but I think it would be approate here also. Please advise me . . .

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Anyone remember a while ago when kodak.com was dumping their Gold CD-R's really cheap? Well, it was posted in the hot deals section, and I (and many others) jumped on the opportunity to get some really really good CD-R's for cheap. Anyways, I have been burning CRITICAL information on these, and have ####ted to run low, so I head over to CDMedia World to see if I can find a good replacement quality wise, however, I notice the following warning under the Kodak CD-R heading:

* = Beware, Kodak does have a line made in Mexico that consistently have bad pre-grooves that don't allow the speed rating of the media to be read correctly. This media has been known to be limited to 1x or 2x record speeds, or none at all. Programs like Feurio will not work with this media.

I ##### out my CD-R's, and sure enough, they are made in Mexico. I used Nero's data-##### after I burned each one to make sure the data could be read back, and every CD I burned passed. I am wondering though, will this issue reduce the CD-R's life? The information on these CD's are critical, and I'm wondering if it's enough of an issue to reburn these on other media.

-Chu