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This product is pure garbage I've burn about 25 CD's so far and 10-15 have issues, ranging from not playing to skipping during tracks. I've tested theses disks at different burn speeds (both max and min) to try and fix the problem and I've also checked to make sure that the corruption isn't in the source track (surprise, surprise it's not). I don't know if it has to do with the black bottom coating screwing up the laser or if the disks them selves has issues but in 2009 this is unacceptable, I mean if this was 1995 then yeah I would probably let it slide but not now not in the year 2009 where you can bet a CD/DVD burner in almost any electronic device.