RE: arsclist Maxell Pro CDr's?

["Russell W. Miller" <rwm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have heard (but I haven't confirmed this myself) that Maxell Pro CD-Rs are
manufactured by Taiyo Yuden.  They're made in Japan, where the standard
Maxell blanks are, as I recall, made in Taiwan.

Russell

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Thomas Caw
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 11:10 PM
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: arsclist Maxell Pro CDr's?
>
>
> I assume Alyssa is referring to the Maxell CD-R MusicPro 80 minute/700 MB
> discs.  Yes I have heard of them and I actually bought a 10 pack out of
> curiosity, and I am guessing that "Pro" is tacked on for
> marketing purposes.
> They are blue, not gold, although the writable surface is gold.  The box
> copy claims "Significantly reduced error rates (exceeding
> Industry Standard
> Orange Book Part II v3.1) providing greater disc reliability and higher
> performance."  So I guess the Orange Book reference is what makes these
> discs "Pro."

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