The question I have been asking myself is, do I need to upgrade to the DVD burner? Do I need the extra space that DVD provides? Today I backup all my photos onto the CD media, and we know that CD media have a data life of approx 5 years, which means, to be safe, I will have to transfer my photos to new CD every 3 years (to be safe). CDs are relatively cheap today however limited to 700mb of space. DVD on the other hand, offers triple the amount in space, but still the same of data life 5 years. Apart from the additional space which would translate to less media, there are nothing much to it. I think I will still stick to my CD-R?s for a while, till my next computer upgrade, maybe 8 years from now.. by then we may have better media..
On this day..
- One Touch Food Order - 2004
- Amazing Race 6 - 2004
- More on Rechargeable Batteries - 2004
- Not a Defect - 2004
Is the life span that you quote based upon NO use after burned or X hours of use before data errors or degradation?
By CJ on 12.09.04 4:31 pm | Permalink
use or no use after burn… the chemical properties will change nevertheless…
By Kew on 12.09.04 4:39 pm | Permalink