Never again, never again, will I use dvd as a backup method.
Especially when I can buy a 500 gig hard drive for under $150.<<<<
I had two 80giger HDs back a long time ago, both failed for the same reason,
a burned out transistor. They cost $80 each. Fortunately before they failed
they let of that typical burned electroniics odor, so I immediately
downloaded everything back to my computer.
Never again will I buy a cheap HD.
I have yet to have a DVD-R fail on me. But it's only been about 10 years or
so since I started using CD/DVD technology. I also do not leave my HDs
running for any length of time. In fact, one has been burned with everything
and re-boxed.
Knock on wood!
Take care out there,
Gregory
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