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09-02-2003, 08:45 AM
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Kindred of Babble-on
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Swindon uk /england
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CD-Rs deliver degrading experience
Keeping data CDs in the dark for two years isn't a good idea. According to the Dutch magazine PC Active some CD-Rs degrade in months, even at room temperature without sunlight.
Check it out at The Register ... |
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09-02-2003, 10:06 AM
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Defender of the Faith
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Re: CD-Rs deliver degrading experience
You know, I told people this years ago, and nobody believed me. I still run a tape backup system due to the lack of lifetime in a CD-R.
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09-02-2003, 10:10 AM
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Forums Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Re: CD-Rs deliver degrading experience
Note that the research done by the magazine only detailed unbranded CD-Rs.
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09-02-2003, 10:19 AM
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Kindred of Babble-on
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Re: CD-Rs deliver degrading experience
Some of the cheap make or no brand cdr.s i have had the aluminium layer which holds the data hve just flaked off.And when i trod on my amigaone debian linux cd by accident it cracked the whole label and cd layer came off together. :-) :-)
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09-02-2003, 02:59 PM
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Too much caffeine
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Re: CD-Rs deliver degrading experience
MO (Magneto Optical) / DVD-Ram is the best option if you
are after secure backups, IMHO. |
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09-02-2003, 04:17 PM
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Hobbyist
Join Date: Jan 2003
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DVD-RAM the best
Another vote for DVD-RAM here. It is just about the only data storage format (beyond its predecessors) that has a hardware-level verification stage and a guaranteed long shelf life - all others (CDR, CDRW, DVD-/+R/RW, etc) are toys in comparison. So if you have something important that you absolutely must have reliable backups of, get a DVD-RAM drive.
Damien |
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