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Citation please!

• sp332 13y ago
  BD-R's are metal-based, not dye-based. They may be more fragile than DVDs, but they are very light- and heat-resistant. BD-RE advertised 10,000 overwrite cycles http://docs-europe.electrocomponents.com/webdocs/0bdc/0900766b80bdcccf.pdf http://docs-europe.electrocomponents.com/webdocs/0bdc/090076... LTO-5 gets only 200 full-capacity writes http://support2.imation.com/downloads/imn/LTO/Usage_Life_Imation_Media.pdf http://support2.imation.com/downloads/imn/LTO/Usage_Life_Ima...
  • aw3c2 13y ago
    Thanks! I was more wondering about the lifespan of a resting medium though.
    • sp332 13y ago
      Yeah, I'm having trouble finding numbers for tape (my google-fu is weak). This page advertises 50 years for BD-R http://panasonic.net/avc/blu-ray_disc/archive.html http://panasonic.net/avc/blu-ray_disc/archive.html Edit: This one says 30 years for LTO-5 http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/storage-media/product-detail.html?oid=4153086#!tab=features http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/storage-media/product-deta...