Use disks from known, established makers and stay away from the "jumbo 100" packs at Wal*Mart. You usually get what you pay for.
Then there's the storage/longevity factor. If you don't bend them too much, don't write on them too much, and keep them sealed in isolated chambers with the temperature, humidity and barometric pressure set at never-varying constants, then you should get a pretty good life out of them.
I know, I'm being ridiculous, but not as much as you may think. Seems that they are not as "permanent" as once hyped.
Good luck and read this:
http://www.cd-info.com/tech/media/quality.html
I am burning recorded conversations onto CD-Rs for business purposes and want them to stand up to a lot of play. Any suggestions for what I should be looking for? I've just been buying them when I find good deals, but would appreciate knowing if anyone has any advice on differences in durability, etc.
Thanks!
Sara

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