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Memorex Optifix Plus CD/DVD/Game Repair Kit
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(2.0 out of 5)
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + Share15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
Destroyed my CD
(1 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Feb 18, 2004This put in many more scratches than it took out. Since this data CD has very valuable data on it, I'll try a different brand completely. While I had only a couple of data blocks that were unreadable before, now there is data missing everywhere. Terrible product.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Worked Great For Me!
(4 out of 5) by Arnold Shwartz on Jul 7, 2008 (Chicago)Don't see why people are having problems with this. Here is what I did:
(Note: light blow or rinse disc under water to remove dust or debris before cleaning)
1) Put 4 drops of solution on it, applied with a Q-Tip.
2) Spin it around 15-20 times.
3) Rub off the excess stuff with the dab pad and some Kleenex tissue paper.
4) Pop it in the CD player and play it!
I tried this on a CD that had all types of scratches. It had deep and minor ones. Around the deep scratches, this thing was unnefective, which no machine can fix. It did great on the minor ones.
Also note that this machine doesn't remove them, it only fills them in. You can't even see the results because they are invisible to the eye.
This has worked for me so far. Hope it doesn't break.
(Note: light blow or rinse disc under water to remove dust or debris before cleaning)
1) Put 4 drops of solution on it, applied with a Q-Tip.
2) Spin it around 15-20 times.
3) Rub off the excess stuff with the dab pad and some Kleenex tissue paper.
4) Pop it in the CD player and play it!
I tried this on a CD that had all types of scratches. It had deep and minor ones. Around the deep scratches, this thing was unnefective, which no machine can fix. It did great on the minor ones.
Also note that this machine doesn't remove them, it only fills them in. You can't even see the results because they are invisible to the eye.
This has worked for me so far. Hope it doesn't break.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Absolutely horrible
(1 out of 5) by D. Kennedy on May 7, 2007This will not take any scratches big or small off of discs. Also it does not come with instructions, evidence the company knows it doesn't do anything.
DO NOT BUY
DO NOT BUY
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Do I have to give this 1 star?
(1 out of 5) by Matt Dawdy on Dec 5, 2004 (Saratoga Springs, UT)This little instrument of torture will only cost you a few dollars to buy but could cost you hundreds of dollars in CDs, DVDs, and Video Games!
This thing is the equivalent of an Iron Maiden for CDs. It leaves circular grooves all along the bottom of any media that you try to "repair" with it and makes it completely unusable.
And don't bother attempting to modify the inadequate directions in an attempt to find a way to actually make it work. I tried that on some old CDs I was throwing out anyway and found that it is an equal opportunity destroyer. It doesn't matter in the slightest how much of the so called repair solution you use or for what amount of time you turn the grinder wheel you will not make it work properly.
However, if you are a politician or an executive looking to permanently destroy some data CDs to cover up something...
This thing is the equivalent of an Iron Maiden for CDs. It leaves circular grooves all along the bottom of any media that you try to "repair" with it and makes it completely unusable.
And don't bother attempting to modify the inadequate directions in an attempt to find a way to actually make it work. I tried that on some old CDs I was throwing out anyway and found that it is an equal opportunity destroyer. It doesn't matter in the slightest how much of the so called repair solution you use or for what amount of time you turn the grinder wheel you will not make it work properly.
However, if you are a politician or an executive looking to permanently destroy some data CDs to cover up something...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Good if you like things that break in one day
(2 out of 5) by edward riddick on Nov 8, 2008 (usa, ny)Ok other then what people are saying those circular things you call scratches are not scratches. it's excess cleaning solution which can be cleaned right off. the smaller scratches don't matter. no machine under a certain price removes scratches. just makes them smaller. your CD needs to be cleaned thoroughly. the real problem is. yes it can hurt your fingers. The knob tends to fall into the machine during turning(does not disconnect)then the pads just fall right off. returning this one tommorow. Your better off with the solution and a lint free cloth to take out the scratches with. it comes out allot better. Do not buy this.