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Just received this from a magazine mailing list – interesting.
CD-Rs – can you trust them?
Following our in-depth report on CD-Rs losing data within three years in December’s magazine, we have an update on this worrying phenomenon. 46% of all consumer digital photos are now stored on recordable CDs, so th prospect of CD-Rs dropping data after a mere three years in the dark (i.e. optimum storage conditions) is a worrying one indeed. We spoke to disc manufacturer, Hi-Space, about the findings:
"CD producers have done such a good job of persuading the public that CDs were indestructible, ever-lasting and perfect quality, that we’re now having to live up to those claims. And not all CDs are," commented Paul Chantry, UK sales manager for Hi-Space.
"CDs are manufactured to many different quality levels. If you’re really serious about the data you want to save to disk, particularly with digital photos, then you need to go one step further – CD-Rs made of 24 carat gold. This is not just a gimmick or aesthetic exercise, the metal in the CDR is genuine 24 carat gold and is far harder wearing than the silver normally used – so your data is much more secure. The price difference is minimal, and I can’t understand why for the sake of a few pence per disk someone would risk storing their data on an inferior disk."
Food for thought !!
Paul
CD-Rs – can you trust them?
Following our in-depth report on CD-Rs losing data within three years in December’s magazine, we have an update on this worrying phenomenon. 46% of all consumer digital photos are now stored on recordable CDs, so th prospect of CD-Rs dropping data after a mere three years in the dark (i.e. optimum storage conditions) is a worrying one indeed. We spoke to disc manufacturer, Hi-Space, about the findings:
"CD producers have done such a good job of persuading the public that CDs were indestructible, ever-lasting and perfect quality, that we’re now having to live up to those claims. And not all CDs are," commented Paul Chantry, UK sales manager for Hi-Space.
"CDs are manufactured to many different quality levels. If you’re really serious about the data you want to save to disk, particularly with digital photos, then you need to go one step further – CD-Rs made of 24 carat gold. This is not just a gimmick or aesthetic exercise, the metal in the CDR is genuine 24 carat gold and is far harder wearing than the silver normally used – so your data is much more secure. The price difference is minimal, and I can’t understand why for the sake of a few pence per disk someone would risk storing their data on an inferior disk."
Food for thought !!
Paul
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