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CD-R Lifespan - Is It The Label?

Posted by timothy on from the it-is-the-taste dept.

sysadmn writes "Slashdot has discussed archival lifespan of CD-R media before. Fred Langa revisits the issue with a new twist: Are glue-on labels causing premature failure? Much more common than rain forest fungus! From Fred's informative LangaList newsletter."

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  1. Re:yumm.... by Demolition · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Kodak used to subject their CDs to "torture tests" to see how they'd stand up. Their "Gold Ultima" CDs were reported to have a 100-year archival life. Now, they're saying the same thing about the Ultima brand (now that the Gold brand is discontinued). Study results are here.

    All I can say is that Kodak seems to have done a lot worse to their CDs than your friend did with just his tongue. :-)

    D.

  2. Burn at a lower speed. by DraconPern · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I have noticed that on some of my CDR's, burning slower results in a different color than a faster burn. I guess the dye is being changed more when it is slower. So now, for CD's that I want to keep for a few years, I write them at 4x even though I have a 48x burner. As for the labels, I don't use them.