> I have put data on eight gold colored CD-R disks and
> not been able to read from any of them.
> At the same time I have not had any problem reading
> from a different brand of silver colored CD-R disks
> that I put data on.
> The only difference I can see is the gold say have
> printed on them "CD-Recordable Media" and the silver
> have "CD-R Recordable".
> I have been told by two different people that the gold
> ones should work for data. The salesperson at CompUSA
> said that "they are all pretty much the same".
> I not sure but I think I read someplace that gold are
> for music and silver are for data.
> My question is are they the same?
> What am I missing here?


The Gold and Silver colored disks are recommended for audio, although the
silver should also be able to handle data. There are also green and blue
colored CDs which are recommended for data.

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