Dear Valued Client,

We have just received warning from Ritek that a large batch of B Grade 4x DVD-R Media has been sold into the UK Market. This product originated in the Far East and was intended for incineration – it did not make it to the incinerator.

Unfortunately this product is being sold as A Grade product and is understood to be available at a price of between £0.60 and £0.85p. As B graded product there will be an extremely large reject rate (estimated to approach 60%). Unlike CDR Media the gamble of B graded media is one that is not worth taking.

Please do not confuse this product with the A graded product available from all official Ritek business partners.

Best regards

I thought something like that would happen when they said there were quality problems, thus the lack of blanks available

first we can't get hold of them,now a load of duffs arriving. :(

Good thing im in the US, and I got my 2x Riteks in today, and they burn at 4x, no problem

Trader can you please quote your source, unfortunately unsubstanciated 'net rumours spread like wildfire.

I have 40 printable surface datasafe made by Ritek which I bought at the local computer fair. After 15 coasters i am taking them back. My point is that although there are plenty media problems, I don't think there should be any with 4x discs as they are the latest ones. I wonder if mine are the B grade.

Originally posted by Darkman
Trader can you please quote your source, unfortunately unsubstanciated 'net rumours spread like wildfire.
Trader's source would have been a supplier via Ritek DM, as he run's the online disc retail outlet www.xsct.co.uk