I have been burning DVDs for years. I would always read reviews discussing issues with blank media. I have used numerous brands over the years and never had any trouble. I always assumed people had poor hardware or did not know what they were doing. I was wrong. Bad blanks do exist and Verbatim makes them. I would say about 50 or the 100 discs in the spindle were completely useless and did not burn. This is my first time using Verbatim and it will be my last. Buy this at your own huge risk.