How long
should a CD be replied upon?
Pressed, or CD-R? A pressed CD will likely be readable as long as the
drive still works, would be my guess - especially if the CD is kept in
the dark and in an inert atmosphere. A CD-R is quite a different
story; I wouldn't count on them nearly as long.
How long, that's another question. A decade, maybe?
It really depends on the brand/type of CD-R blanks being used. I try
to only use Verbatim DataLifePlus blanks, unfortunately it's getting
*very* difficult to find them. I'm sure there are other good blanks
out there, but I've had very good luck with these, so far.
Zane
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