Yea I prefer Verbatim media also myself. I have not burned anything in years tho. Still have bunch dual layer DVDs prob never use, and CD's. USB Thumb drives and NAS drive all I use anymore.
I use micro sd 's for bootable windows and even steam os.
I do have a huge pile of some hentai games from back and mix cd's from back in the day though
@BigOnYa, External CD/DVD burners are alright, but they're not the best in regards to burning DVDs. You end up with errors, regardless if using cheap or good quality media.
Me n wifey used to go out every weekend to dinner, not anymore, shit too expensive. We usually take the grandkids out when we have them, thats pricey enough for us. I like to cook anyways, so make everything at home.