.Choosing MediaBlank CDs are generally cheap and easy to find. The hard part is finding the ones that suit your needs. Here are some choices you have when you buy blank CDsRecording speedDisc colorsBuying in bulk Protective coatingsCases Storage capacityYou should buy CDs that are compatible with the recording speed of the drive you use. Also you might want to record at your drives highest speed. So its better to be safe and buy CDs with higher recording speeds.If you like different disc colors you should get them. But one thing you should know is they cost a lot more. In my opinion its a waste of money.Buy in bulk. When you get your CDs in spindles its a lot cheaper. Get CDs with protective coatings if you want extra insurance against damage to your data. The top layer of the CD only has a very thin coating to protect the data. This makes it very easy to damage your CDs.If you use cases you can buy them with the CD or without. This adds a lot of money to the cost though. You also have a choice of the storage capacity of the CD. There are basically two choices, 650 MB and 700 MB. If you like to have a little more storage than go for the 700 MB CDs. They dont cost much more.Ive used quite a few different brands. They include PNY, Sony, TDK, Imation, Fuji, and Digital Media. The only ones that I had problems with were the Digital Media CDs from Circuit City. I left them in them in car. At first they would skip when I played them. Now they dont work at all. I guess it was the heat but I never had that problem with the other brands. CD storageAs your CD collection gets big, storage options become an important issue. You can buy CD sleeves or a type of shelf that holds your CDs in cases. If you want to have the least amount of scratches you should leave them in their cases. The problem with this is it takes up a lot more space than sleeves. A good thing about sleeve books is that they can hold hundreds of CDs and th...
