By Shutterbug Staff

March 9, 2006 — Delkin Devices has announced the addition of Scratch Armor to their Archival Gold line. They are available in both CD-R and DVD-R formats. Scratch Armor’s protective layer is said to prevent scratches, scuffs, dirt, chemicals, and fingerprints; making it the best way to protect your precious memories, music, and important documents. The clear scratch resistant coating that comes on the Archival Gold media prevents damage from the daily grind that CD’s and DVD’s are faced with. Combined with Archival Gold’s established reliability, Archival Gold with Scratch Armor also increases the quality and lifespan of your recordable media.

Multiple brands of recordable media manufactured by top competitors, and purchased at well-know mass merchandise chains, were subjected to rigorous laboratory testing in an environmental chamber to measure CD and DVD life expectancy. Archival Gold media has consistently shown it can safely store your images for more than 300 years. Archival Gold media is widely used by museums, police departments, professional photographers, and law offices due to its reliability, quality, and meticulous testing standards.

Scratches, scuffs, dirt, chemicals, or fingerprints can leave your recordable media damaged beyond repair, but Scratch Armor insures the lifespan of your disc. Making it 10 times more scratch resistant than other recordable media, Scratch Armor’s protective surface keeps your memories, music, and files safe.

Delkin begins shipping Archival Gold with Scratch Armor in Mid-March. Available in both CD-R and DVD-R formats, Archival Gold with Scratch Armor has multiple packaging options including, a 10 pack sold in a protective plastic case that holds either 10 CD-R’s or DVD-R's in polypropylene sleeves (MSRP CD-R$22.99/ DVD-R $34.99 ). Also available is the 1" storage system binder available with 16 CD-R’s or DVD-R's in protective sleeves (MSRP CD-R $45.99/ DVD-R $67.99). The storage system ships with 16 discs, but has room for storing up to 40. The protective plastic case is perfect for organizing and archiving your photo, music, or data collection. Other packaging options include a 25 pack in a cake box spindle (MSRP CD-R $49.99/ DVD-R $85.99), and a 100 pack in a cake box spindle (MSRP CD-R $179.99/ DVD-R $324.99). Archival Gold products are available at photography and electronic stores worldwide, and online at www.delkin.com.