# Buying CD RW Disks **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 20, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cd-rw-disks/434304 "2008-01-20T23:05:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cd-rw-disks/434304/1 "2008-01-20T23:05:28Z")
Where, in your opinion, is the best (Cheapest with quality) place on-line to buy these? Jake ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cd-rw-disks/434304/2 "2008-01-21T00:23:34Z")
[QUOTE=Jake] Where, in your opinion, is the best (Cheapest with quality) place on-line to buy these? Jake [/QUOTE] Best Buy, Staples & Circuit City are always having sales where you can buy CDRs and the like for pennies each. CDRWs are more rarely on sale (vs CDRs) but I have seen them occasionally. From what I’ve seen the market for CDRWs has dwindled appreciably since the advent of sizable thumb drives at low prices (ie 1 gig for 10, 4 gigs for 20 on sale etc.) They do everything a CDRW can, but (much) faster, better and more conveniently. [Here’s 25 TDKs for $ 9.95 + shipping from newegg](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817131571) ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cd-rw-disks/434304/3 "2008-01-21T18:00:34Z")
Doesn’t everyone just take them home from the office? ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cd-rw-disks/434304/4 "2008-01-21T18:11:49Z")
[50 Verbatims for $14.99 with free shipping.](http://www.meritline.com/verbatim-4x-cd-rw-silver-91665.html) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cd-rw-disks/434304/5 "2008-01-21T18:25:02Z")
Those places are MUCH too expensive! How about 100 for $24 with free shipping: [http://www.supermediastore.com/ritek-ridata-52x-cdr-cd-r.html](http://www.supermediastore.com/ritek-ridata-52x-cdr-cd-r.html) ---
**Author:** ![onedayfishsale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onedayfishsale/32/4398_2.png) [@onedayfishsale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onedayfishsale)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cd-rw-disks/434304/6 "2008-01-21T18:45:25Z")
[QUOTE=beowulff] Those places are MUCH too expensive! How about 100 for $24 with free shipping: [http://www.supermediastore.com/ritek-ridata-52x-cdr-cd-r.html](http://www.supermediastore.com/ritek-ridata-52x-cdr-cd-r.html) [/QUOTE] Would be a great deal were they CD-RWs. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cd-rw-disks/434304/7 "2008-01-21T22:24:08Z")
[QUOTE=One Day Fish Sale] Would be a great deal were they CD-RWs. [/QUOTE] Oops… They were on the CD-RW page. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-cd-rw-disks/434304/8 "2008-01-22T13:06:20Z")
I know this isn’t what you were looking for, but I’d recommend a thumb drive if you’re working with stuff you have to edit. CD-RW can be problematic compared to CD-R. You can always burn to CD-R and not close the session. Afterward, you can add stuff to it. You won’t be able to edit though. Taiyo Yuden (made in Japan) is known for being top-shelf stuff compared to other media (usually made in Taiwan). [http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-cd-r-media-cdr-media.html](http://www.supermediastore.com/taiyo-yuden-cd-r-media-cdr-media.html)