On Fri, 12 Sep 2003, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> > Okay. So does anyone have any brands to recommend because
> > I'm keen to back-up some stuff and a cd writer is all I
> > have.
>
> I couldn't find one in Christchurch. Imation CD-Rs are probably not
> much better than Warehouse, if any, and that's almost all you get.
> There is Verbatim, last time I looked it had the same manufacturer
> codes as Imation (MCC, Mistubishi Chemical Corp). Sony is common around
> town, the 700MB ones with a silvery top surface. In daylight (out of
> the sun) it goes yellow in weeks, in the dark cupboard in 6-9 months
> (this is from experience). And they want me to trust the data on
> *that*? ROTFL...
I had my share of dud media and then switched to Verbatim some years ago
and stuck with it even though my present batch is not made by Mistubishi,
but I still an satisfied with them. I find them reliable to burn and
read. The documentation suggests that they do not have the longest life,
but then I have yet heard of people using 5+ years old distros. Neither
have I had a request for them. I have had no problems reading my archive
CDs that are 2-3 years old.
If your backups are only required for ~5 years, the Verbatim would be
okay.
Phil.
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