Nothing suprising. There are many good G05 out there. I have about 60 totally stable Traxdata and Maxell G05s. The problem is you never know what you'll get next. Also what I don't like is the fact it's sneaky: great burn, so you don't worry, then unreadable disc after several weeks... ouch. I prefer having coasters right from the start, at least they're in the trash and re-burned, not a time bomb in my movie collection