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I wonder how vinyl records compare to CDs in terms of durability and longevity, ignoring capacity and practicality. Any insights?
by pabloarteel 2y ago
I wonder how vinyl records compare to CDs in terms of durability and longevity, ignoring capacity and practicality. Any insights?
- WalterBright 2y agoI have vinyl records going back to the 1920s, and they're just fine.
- shuntress 2y agoCapacity and Practicality are the major difference. If you do ignore those though, vinyl is a much better long-term data storage solution than CD. A quick internet search suggest that a regular 12" record should have a capacity of around ~10-20MB. That is just enough to store one regular JPG photo. There seem to be print shops that will press records for you at the cost of around ~$100/copy (minimum run 100 copies). So to back up my ~1,000-ish photos per year I just need a climate controlled warehouse and 99 friend-with-warehouses to distribute backups too!