[ale] OT- Re: Cd-r life

[wolf at wolfhalton.info]

Even the best CDR-W have about a 2-year life expectancy
Paper is by far the most time-resistant media for photos.  
Ansel Adams Photos still exist. (They always looked that weird)

Do you want to start talking about the relative friability of media?
flash memory has about a max life of 5 years unless the stick or 
SHD is powered up at regular intervals. (I am not sure of the interval)

-Wolf


-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Cartwright <ale at pcartwright.com>
Reply-to: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <ale at ale.org>
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <ale at ale.org>
Subject: [ale] OT- Re: Cd-r life
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 06:46:52 -0400


On Sat October 2 2010, Ron Frazier wrote:
> TDK had a similar product at one time, but I couldn't find it on their
> website now.  Here's the link to their storage media website.  Look for the
> word archival in the name, but be sure to check the specs.  Some discs are
> just a heavy duty scratch resistant standard discs.
>
> http://www.tdkperformance.com/en-us/Storage-Media/
ok, since we are now talking photos & not linux, it becomes OT:)

the problem with the photoarchival TDK CDs is, it now takes me 2 DVDs to store 
my photos, and that size grows almost daily:) I now use at least 1 USB stick 
to store photos on. As soon as I get A JOB, I will get a bigger USB stick, 
and eventually multiple sticks, just for my photos..




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