1-12X TDK CD-Rs made in Taiwan?

[Malf]

I have noticed that the 1X-12X TDK CD-Rs for sale in Australia (Melbourne, to be exact) are now made in Taiwan.

The CDR Indentifier program says that the CD-R manufacturer for these discs is Ritek, rather than TDK, whereas the older, and superceded 1-8X TDK CD-Rs are identified as being made by TDK.

Are all of TDK's standard CD-Rs now made in Taiwan by Ritek, and not in Japan by TDK?

Would these Ritek discs be of the same quality as the superceded 1-8X CD-Rs from TDK's own factory?

Any information would be great!

[BOT]

Check media on GCW.

[q3arenakman]

im in New Zealand and i've noticed the same thing. The 10-pack and single black-jewel-insert 1-12x and 1-16x TDK cdr's are made by ritek. TDK claims theyre the same quality but i dont agree. they dont work as well and theyre more prone to scratches.
if possible, see if you can find the white-jewel-case insert 1-8x cdrs. you dont need to write @ over 8x anyway ... its not exactly much longer... a few minutes, but theyre better quality.
I personally don't trust Ritek cdrs, even if they are claimed to be decent quality.

[Wayniac]

Have a look at ####://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/cd_tdk_iq.shtml
and also ####://www.fileforums.com/UB/Public/HTML/B8/156-1.topic.shtml

RITEK and TDK are not exactly the same company! How TDk can claim RITEK dics are the same as theirs is ludicrous.

I'd advise avoiding the Ritek one's and go for another brand, even if yo have to cut out TDK all together. I think you'd just be ripped-off if you stook with this brand.

best of luck :-)

[Fire_Burner]

Why is everyone blaming RiTEK? In the past, they were one of the worst discs you could ever buy. Now, RiTEK are not that bad. The recent improved light blue discs are similar in quality and look similar to Taiyo Yudens, which are also prone to scratching. In my experience, if you look after your CD-Rs then they won't scratch.

Also, TDK and Taiyo Yuden made a lot of their CD's without much protection for the metal surface. This also affect's it's durability. If you want good durability, I would advise using any CD-R with a rough top surface. They will not scratch as easily as a shiny top surface.

FB

[obs]

when buying TDK blank discs, be sure you can see the white TDK logo in the hub ... it also says "certified plus" in white.

according to the article in cd media world which quotes an email from TDK saying "The RITEK discs do not have the, "Certified Plus" label on them,". this is FALSE because i bought a 50 spindle from a large US internet company and although the cardboard wraparound banner shows the "certified plus" logo, they were actually ritek made discs. the graphics were the same design as what is shown at tdk.com.

to confuse matters, i bought some discs with the same style graphics that were actually tdks. the graphics on the actual CD were all in white (and also has the tdk logo in the hub) whereas the ritek ones with the same graphics on the CD were in silver. well, i guess you can always tell because tdk's are blue azo whereas the riteks are green.

lucky for me that i found a supplier that carried the old 8x blank & shiny discs that i love : ).

ps. i read somewhere that the new 24x tdks were manufactured by taiyo yuden