Shrink wrapped discs and dust

Hi,

Many vendors sell CDRs shrink wrapped in bulk lots.

I'm concerned about the potential for dust:

a) on the surface of the disc that will need cleaning off

and

b) dust getting inside the drive and shortening it's life.

Am I just being anally paranoid?

Si.

Si wrote:
Hi,

Many vendors sell CDRs shrink wrapped in bulk lots.

I'm concerned about the potential for dust:

a) on the surface of the disc that will need cleaning off

and

b) dust getting inside the drive and shortening it's life.

Am I just being anally paranoid?

Si.

Yes

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Hi,

Many vendors sell CDRs shrink wrapped in bulk lots.

I'm concerned about the potential for dust:

a) on the surface of the disc that will need cleaning off

and

b) dust getting inside the drive and shortening it's life.

Am I just being anally paranoid?

Just buy some CD's on a spindle with a cover and reuse it to hold your
cheap bulk CD's.

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In article ,
says...
Hi,

Many vendors sell CDRs shrink wrapped in bulk lots.

I'm concerned about the potential for dust:

a) on the surface of the disc that will need cleaning off

and

b) dust getting inside the drive and shortening it's life.

Am I just being anally paranoid?

Just buy some CD's on a spindle with a cover and reuse it to hold your
cheap bulk CD's.

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I was actually concerned that shrink wrapped discs may already have
collected a considerable amount of dust during their shelf life....

Si.

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says...
I was actually concerned that shrink wrapped discs may already have
collected a considerable amount of dust during their shelf life....

Properly sealed, they should stay clean. If they only shrink the
outside, some dust could get in the centers, but probably not a big deal,
easpecially if you blow it out before removing any CD's.

Basically, stacked CD's are so flat and smooth that there is no room for
dust to get between them. I've sometimes had problems getting them apart
due to tight static or other attraction between them! The only dust would
be in any gaps, such as near the centers of the CD.

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wrap your PC in a bubble

"Si" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Many vendors sell CDRs shrink wrapped in bulk lots.

I'm concerned about the potential for dust:

a) on the surface of the disc that will need cleaning off

and

b) dust getting inside the drive and shortening it's life.

Am I just being anally paranoid?

Si.

"Mike" ) writes:
wrap your PC in a bubble

"Si" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Many vendors sell CDRs shrink wrapped in bulk lots.

I'm concerned about the potential for dust:

a) on the surface of the disc that will need cleaning off

and

b) dust getting inside the drive and shortening it's life.

Am I just being anally paranoid?

Si.






Every time I insert a disc into my drive I hold it at an oblique angle to
the lamp next to my computer and blow off any dust with a squirt of
compressed air. Needless to say, I buy these every time OfficeMax offers
them free after rebate.

Brendan
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