TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoSony will cut around 250 jobs from the recordable media business manufacturing hub and will gradually cease production of optical discs, including Blu-ray discs.mainichi.jpexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkSony will cut around 250 jobs from the recordable media business manufacturing hub and will gradually cease production of optical discs, including Blu-ray discs.mainichi.jpTheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareMurdoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoBut where to store it all now?
minus-squareipkpjersi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoMore hard drives. RAID, rotate them out when they fail, more backups too. lol
minus-squareMurdoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoSounds pricey. Discs are cheap.
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI’ve never had a CD/DVD R last more than a year anyway, even when using expensive media and slow burn speeds. So its not exactly archival.
minus-squareZiemekZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWhich brand do you use? Not a single Verbatim has ever failed me, neither DVD nor Blu-ray. I also use a full-size burner with 12V SATA-USB adapter, not those stupid “slim” ones.
But where to store it all now?
More hard drives. RAID, rotate them out when they fail, more backups too. lol
Sounds pricey. Discs are cheap.
I’ve never had a CD/DVD R last more than a year anyway, even when using expensive media and slow burn speeds. So its not exactly archival.
Which brand do you use? Not a single Verbatim has ever failed me, neither DVD nor Blu-ray. I also use a full-size burner with 12V SATA-USB adapter, not those stupid “slim” ones.