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- ghandolf0
"Besides... how long do DVD's last?"
ghandolf
(Sep 5 06, 12:49)
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They actually go bad? Even if properly stored? i.e. away from moisture, sunlight, etc.Well, in reality, no one knows yet. They've only been on the market for about 8-10 years now. Supposedly, the laser etch process into aluminum, can corrode over time, but no one really knows yet... which is one of the reasons I decided to go with digital storage - it's only going to get worse, demanding more and more digital "space".
I can also access it over the internet and pull files off of it. It's really pretty cool and handy.
Reliability.. is a crap shoot. I've heard good and bad things about all external drives, Maxtor, Lacie, Western Digital...etc.
You pays yer money, and takes yer chances....
Just have more than one copy of your files.One of the other reasons I didn't use DVD's, is the time involved to back up on them.
I have over 300 gigs of files I need to store,... that's about 65 DVD's per backup session, AND the time to sit here and feed the burner loading the next disc...
I can do backups overnight to the drives with no discs, while I sleep.