[rollei_list] Re: CDROMS and DVD media are NOT archival backups. Period.
- From: "Austin Franklin" <austin.franklin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 17:58:42 -0400
Hi Frederic,
Are hard drives better long term than tape is? I'm not sure that's true.
I'm also not sure I believe CD/DVDs aren't pretty darned good. This company
claims 50 years:
http://www.primera.com/backup-archival.html
These guys claim 300 years:
http://www.mediasupply.com/mama.html
I'm going to guess they haven't any actual ones that have lasted 300 years
though ;-) But, my point is, I don't think this is shuch an open and shut
case, unless someone can point to a study that has some credibility that
gives actual test data and results.
Regards,
Austin
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Subject: [rollei_list] Re: CDROMS and DVD media are NOT archival backups.
Period.
Apparently hard drives are a better long term prospect. Or you need to
migrate the data, or use multiple back ups, etc. Unfortunately, not great
solutions.
Cheers,
Frederic
you wrote:
I've had state of the art, lab quality CDs that were rated at 100 years +
die in less than 3 years. I've seen the same quality discs unreadable on a
second machine within seconds of burning them. And so on....
CDROMS and DVD media are NOT archival backups. Period.
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