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Thank you --this is helpful, and somewhat what I expected. I have even seen "FDA approved" medical discs listed from a company I have used, Polyline: <http://www.polylinecorp.com/productlist.asp?OPT=850010000300001000> Again, I am not sure what this means. Maybe, since these are pre-printed, it has to do with the kind of ink they use. Thanks again for all the info. Marcos --On Tuesday, April 25, 2006 2:31 PM -0400 "Richard L. Hess" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > You all know that MAM-A is the company that is now selling Mitsui discs. > I don't know all of the corporate maneuvering that went on behind the > scenes, but it is still the Mitsui technology, and I think the Colorado > plant is the same one where Mitsui made their discs. > > I asked Joe Weisenbach of MAM-A a very pointed question: > > What is the difference (other than marketing) between the Medical and the > Archival Gold CD-Rs > > His answer: NONE > > Here is some info that might be of interest: > http://www.mam-a.com/technology/quality/longevity.htm > http://www.mam-a.com/technology/quality/durability.htm > http://www.mam-a.com/technology/technical_papers/index.html > > Here is their description of the difference between regular gold and > archive gold: > >> What's the difference between Standard MAM Gold and Archive Gold? >> >> They are both produced on the same production lines, but the Archive >> gold is the "cream of the crop." We always sample from production to >> test quality, and sometimes the quality is exceptionally high (of >> course it's always within our specifications). At these times we >> pull the gold product, sampling it at a high frequency to ensure >> it's consistent high quality. This is what becomes Archive gold.. > from: http://store.mam-a-store.com/standard---archive-gold.html > > In the store site, medical points to the same page as above. > > In the non-store site, here is the link to the medical page: > http://www.mam-a.com/products/medical/index.html > > Note that this direct-sales store Web site (better prices are available > through dealers) shows $1.35 each for bulk regular gold and $1.60 each > for bulk archive gold. > > I would also like to point out that MAM-A has finally come out with a > gold archival DVD and some of the information at their Web site looks > promising as to longevity: These are shown at $2.99 each. > > <http://www.mam-a.com/products/dvd/Archive_gold.html>http://www.mam-a.com > /products/dvd/Archive_gold.html > > I am in the process of switching to the Archive Gold CDs (as I use up my > regular gold CD stock) and am already using the Archive Gold DVDs. > > While any product can fail to meet its predicted life expectancy, let's > hope that these are better than most. So far, I have been pleased with > the products from Mitsui and then MAM-A. > > Note: I do have a financial connection with MAM-A. I pay them money, > through their Canadian distributor, for their discs (who sells them to me > for less Canadian Dollars than the MAM-A Web site). In Canada, talk to > Bruce at Precision Sound in Toronto, and I enjoyed buying from > www.am-dig.com when I was in the U.S.--just links for better pricing. For > example, the archive gold at am-dig is $1.10 per disc in bulk. > > Cheers, > > Richard > > Tape Restoration Seminar: MAY 9-12, 2006; details at Web site. > Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] > Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX > Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm Marcos