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Re: are blu-ray burners the only option for 4GB+ optical backup discs?
02/10/11 02:49 PM


> > > cause the reviews are horror stories. it seems like there's not a really
> > > recommendable blu-ray burner.
> > >
> > > i don't give a shit about blu-ray movies, i just need to burn data sets that are
> a
> > > pain in the ass to parse across 4GB dvds.
> >
> > Your best choice, probably, are dual-layer DVD-Rs.
> >
> > Which are also expensive as hell.
>
> I'd go for USB harddrives. Would never trust DVDs for anything important.

USB flash drives cost 15-20 times what a single one-use blu-ray disk costs (in bulk), but aren't single use.

USB hard drives are terabyte-sized now for the cost of a blu-ray drive, and don't have an extra media cost.

Leave the shinies to the movies.







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* are blu-ray burners the only option for 4GB+ optical backup discs? jopezu 02/10/11 12:32 AM
. * For large data batches... (fixt) Mojo2000  02/14/11 07:19 PM
. * Re: For large data batches... jopezu  02/14/11 07:40 PM
. * Re: For large data batches... Foxhack  02/14/11 08:26 PM
. * Re: For large data batches... igamabob  02/15/11 12:03 AM
. * Re: are blu-ray burners the only option for 4GB+ optical backup discs? Foxhack  02/10/11 01:08 AM
. * Re: are blu-ray burners the only option for 4GB+ optical backup discs? redk9258  02/10/11 01:48 AM
. * Re: are blu-ray burners the only option for 4GB+ optical backup discs? TriggerFin  02/10/11 02:49 PM
. * Re: are blu-ray burners the only option for 4GB+ optical backup discs? URherenow  02/10/11 04:25 PM
. * Re: are blu-ray burners the only option for 4GB+ optical backup discs? Fever  02/10/11 12:43 AM
. * Re: are blu-ray burners the only option for 4GB+ optical backup discs? jopezu  02/10/11 12:51 AM
. * Re: are blu-ray burners the only option for 4GB+ optical backup discs? Fever  02/10/11 01:49 AM
. * Re: are blu-ray burners the only option for 4GB+ optical backup discs? snake78  02/10/11 12:47 AM

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