Jim Leonard wrote:
Jules Richardson wrote:
I've always used DLT for backups in recent
years; far as I'm aware
they have a reasonable level of error detection / correction
information
built in at the lowest level, I don't see them dying out for a long
time, and I prefer the fact that the media's self-contained (unlike
CD / DVD which runs the risk of attracting dirt / fingerprints due
to handling).
It is rare that they fail completely (they usually slowly develop
errors over time in heavy use until you have to replace them). But
let me tell you, if you get the one rare one that does fail, it fails
SPECTACULARLY. As in, it takes the drive with it!
I've had one CD-R shatter and the drive was indeed unusable after that.
I tried to repair it, but after an hour of clearing bits out and putting
the thing back together, testing, dismantling, rinse, lather, repeat
I decided it wasn't worth the hassle. I still have it in case I
magically
run out of CD drives in some far distant future ...
Antonio