If you want to go DVD, you could look at a Sony DRU500A - writes ALL
formats (+-R/RW)
Jon
> David wrote:
>
> ...snip......
>
> >Is there any reason that DVD is a bad idea?
>
> My current understanding is that there isn't a common DVD writer
> standard at the moment. So you are going to be bound to a proprietary
> DVD writer, which if it looses out and disappears from the means that
> your backups are only as good as your device lives.
>
> Stick to Cd for the really important stuff, especially stuff you might
> want to access in 10 years+. Use a DVD for bulk if you like.
>
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