This is just getting on my nerves, so I'm going to vent. I had lousy burns with Verbatim on my last Plextor 712A. I tried Verbatims from 3 different 100-pack spindles - all with terrible results. I replaced the IDE cable, tested with different media brands, uninstalled Nero and went back to Nero 6, etc. So I assumed the drive was dead, and I replaced it with a new Plextor 740A. Same, exact problems! I am coming to the conclusion that it's one big conspiracy. I am boycotting anything that's made in Taiwan! Trust no one! You think you can trust Verbatims because they have an MID code of MCC? BS! I am sure these spindles are garbage made by Prodisc and/or CMC. And Plextor is crap too. From now on, I'm staying Japanese - NECs, Taiyo Yuden, etc. Screw Taiwanese garbage.