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USB keys have a big problem of being writeable. Sometimes you want something that is written once, and once only, and you know it has not been altered. CD's le
by ClumsyPilot 4y ago
USB keys have a big problem of being writeable. Sometimes you want something that is written once, and once only, and you know it has not been altered.
CD's lend themselves to archiving the way paper does. You lend someone a USB, you don't know what they are returning on it to you.
- abofh 4y agoMaybe, but I seem to recall most CDR/RW only had a shelf life approaching double digit years. The rest of your point certainly stands though
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoM-disc CD and DVD media is good for much longer.
- hulitu 4y agoAnd how long do you think data lasts on a flash drive ?