| yar |
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| Sun May 25 2008 12:44 PM |
Confused by the different types of CDs
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Hello
I'm looking for the best CDs to archive my scanned slides and negatives but I'm confused by all the different types and speeds. I know that CD-R can only be written to once and that is fine for what I want. But what is the difference between - and + and what does Datalife mean and AZO? On the Amazon site what looks like the same thing: a spindle of 50 Verbatim CDR are advertised at three different prices £12.70, £9.99 and £4.59 What is the difference? Someone has recommended Verbatim CD-R to me but I read in the Amazon customer review that they are now made in India and of lower quality than they used to be. Can anyone give me some pointers? Not sure if I'm in the best forum for this.
Regards
| greysts |
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| Sun May 25 2008 08:57 PM |
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Re: Confused by the different types of CDs
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Before answering your question directly, just how important are these slides and negatives? Are they the sort of stuff that would be 'life changing' if you lost them? If so, I would not consider any form of CD or DVD as backup media. When first produced they were considered to be an indestructible form of data storage, but it has become clear over time that they ain't quite so good as first thought.
I would be looking at doubling up on backup, once to an external hard disk and again to some form of on-line storage. If you lose one, you've still got the other.
If you don't want to go that far and want to stick with DVD or CD then always do two copies of everything, just in case.
| yar |
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| Mon May 26 2008 06:16 PM |
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Re: Confused by the different types of CDs
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Hi greysts
I'll have to give that some thought.
Thanks for replying.
Regards