Pros: RITEKF1 is manufacturer. Made in Taiwan. These are recommended by digitalFAQ.com media. As stated here. "If you’re simply after the quick advice on what discs will almost always work the best in any DVD player or DVD burner, then get one of these: Sony DVD-R is our 3rd choice for ultimate disc quality today. " Newly manufactured Sony-branded media will be Ritek (Fuji dye), which is also made in Taiwan. Read more: http://www.digitalfaq.com/reviews/dvd-media.htm#ixzz3l16gtVm6

Cons: Nero Disc Quality scores are among the worst I have ever seen for quality media. Scores ranged from 50 - 70. for first 20 burns, made on various burners: Plextor (IDE and SATA), Sony SATA, etc. All burns at 8x, not 16x, for improved disc quality.

Overall Review: Given digitalFAQ recommendation to use this media, which is at odds with actual tests performed, I can only conclude NewEgg has a bad manufacturing run.