[PLUG] What writable DVDs to buy?

King Beowulf kingbeowulf at gmail.com
Mon Aug 27 21:05:29 UTC 2018


On 08/27/2018 08:31 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
>   I still have a bunch of unused writable CDROMs and no writable DVDs. I
> want to buy a small spool for a) Slackware distribution upgrades as they
> are
> released and b) storing large data files not needed on a regular basis.
> Knowing nothing about what is available I would like advice on what to buy
> for data storage.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rich

I've used a number of DVD-R/W brands over the years.  I usually pick
them up on sale at Fry's (Wilsonville) when I am in that area.

My picks:

1. Ridata
2. TDK
3. Sony
4. Verbatim
5. Philips

I also picked up a M-disc drive to try out the new(ish) M-disk DVD-R and
BD-R.  These do not use a dye, but a proprietary glassy carbon material
and supposedly lasts for a "millenium".

Unfortunately the original company went belly up, so who knows.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-DISC
http://www.mdisc.com/

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