Postby shooraijin » Thu May 06, 2004 1:33 pm
> The average lifespan of a CD-R is 5-10 years.
Well, the thing that's scariest is that this article alleges even "professionally mastered" commercial discs have a lifespan much shorter than previously thought.
On the other hand, virtually all of my 5.25" floppies are still in good repair, some of them nearly 20 years old, so I guess there's hope with good care. Nevertheless, some of the allegations about CD and DVD manufacture just seem as if the workmanship were wholly shoddy.
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