4 ms·
> When a 32Gb USB stick is $3, why are you thinking about a 1Gb CD? I've got data CDs from 1998 still reading fine. There are CDs and DVDs listed in TFA as hav
by TacticalCoder 2y ago
> When a 32Gb USB stick is $3, why are you thinking about a 1Gb CD?
I've got data CDs from 1998 still reading fine. There are CDs and DVDs listed in TFA as having 50 to 100 years of longevity.
How's that 32 GB stick going to do in 50 years if left untouched from now till then?
I've never heard about USB sticks for long term archiving.
- WalterBright 2y agoCopy them forward every years. You can fit 32 CDs on a $3 USB stick. $3/year sounds like a trivial amount of money for anyone. > There are CDs and DVDs listed in TFA as having 50 to 100 years of longevity. Nobody has ever tested that.