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Time to Purchase a DVD-R?

Posted by Cliff on from the higher-density-removable-media dept.

Evanrude asks: "With DVD writers having significantly come down in price over the past year more companies are coming out with their version of the DVD-R. My company has a large file archive of documents and data that don't necessarily need to be stored on read/write media, but need to be kept online. I want to accomplish this with online DVD storage but is this the right way to go? Who has the best value with the most features of all the DVD-R's on the market? What are some things to look for and things to avoid when purchasing a DVD-R? Is it even time to purchase one, or should I wait another six months?"

6 of 301 comments (clear)

  1. No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Microsoft hasn't yet formalized their standard, yet, so thus you can not safely buy what you want.

  2. The best place for long-term storage is in RAM! by Verizon+Guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Google says so!

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    Aw, fuck it. Let's go bowling. - The Big Lebowski

  3. Double bladed lightsaber by Phattypants · · Score: 3, Funny

    DVD-R is neat. You probably want it. DVD technology is so cheap and getting cheaper. How do you justify buying one? That's hard because most IT employers don't seem to be hiring people in IT any more. Many people are wasting their time and money on higher IT education when a stable position will not be forthcoming. Therefore how do you pay for such a thing when the most important thing to do is find a job, any job, to keep a roof over your head, and to feed your family. Needless to mention the never ending debt that piles up when you are stuck looking for gainful employment and your nest egg turns out to be as fragile as an easter egg.

    Maybe the next paycheck will purchase this DVD-R technology, but probably not because of the mortgage payments or the fact that you can easily spend and equal amount of money on gas for six months. Better win the lottery or cross your fingers if you want that new toy movie recorder.

    Don't worry, this doesn't really apply to you at all! You probably got a job and can pay your bills. Cherrish what you have because it has been taken from so many.

    Where is the pot of gold? The ninjas of plutocracy have stolen it away during the night and the daimyo is pleased.

    Peace to all.

  4. Re:DVD still not up to Par by bugg · · Score: 3, Funny
    It is RAID5, so a catastrophic loss of data would only occur if several disks failed before they could be replaced. Granted, RAID5 protects against harddrive failure but it's not a backup- but considering it should cover natural HD death, I would say that should be sufficient.

    As for the backup, well, the original CDs that were loaded onto the jukebox can act as the backup of music data, no?

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    -bugg
  5. Re:Too many types... by pizza_milkshake · · Score: 3, Funny

    How long would it really take before someone made a hybrid drive with a red and blue laser that could read both formats, and maybe write both too?

    I'm thinking perhaps one purple laser...

  6. Re:The TCO of IDE-RAID is much better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You seem to think electricity is free...