best dual layer dvd brand for backing up 8 gig SxS data at DVinfo.net

Adam Forgione · February 27th, 2008, 10:55 PM

whats the best brand in your opinions

David Hadden · February 28th, 2008, 01:34 AM

i wouldn't back up to an optical media. I've seen WAAYYYY too many go bad over time. Ink's fade ( this is what a Recordable Disc uses to store the ones and zeros, ie. dark and light spots burned by the laser ).

Buy External HDD's and even if the motors fail on the drives, you can have the platters put on new motors or have magnetic readers go over the discs and recover the data ( it's expensive to do it, but it's still there as opposed to inks that fade on an optical disc and then are gone FOREVER ).

Dave

Hakan Haraldsson · February 28th, 2008, 02:26 AM

I back up to both external HD and dual DVD.
Search for media code "MKM003" and you will find some of the best dual layer DVDs.

Craig Seeman · February 28th, 2008, 06:19 AM

I use these
http://www.verbatim.com/products/det...B35571D951F627

Product code is 95123
They're 2.4x (Verbatim says that's actually up to 6x).

While I see MKM003 when searching the web, it's not a product code Verbatim uses (on the US site at least).

I've read 8x discs (which burn up to 10x) aren't quite as reliable.

Hakan Haraldsson · February 29th, 2008, 08:02 AM

Here´s some info:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

Paul Cronin · February 29th, 2008, 09:08 AM

I use the same disk as Craig and seem to have good luck burning up to 8 GB.

February 27th, 2008, 10:55 PM	#1
Adam Forgione Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York Posts: 48	best dual layer dvd brand for backing up 8 gig SxS data whats the best brand in your opinions

February 29th, 2008, 09:08 AM	#6
Paul Cronin Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 4,048	I use the same disk as Craig and seem to have good luck burning up to 8 GB. __________________ Paul Cronin www.paulcroninstudios.com

February 28th, 2008, 01:34 AM	#2
David Hadden Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 149	i wouldn't back up to an optical media. I've seen WAAYYYY too many go bad over time. Ink's fade ( this is what a Recordable Disc uses to store the ones and zeros, ie. dark and light spots burned by the laser ). Buy External HDD's and even if the motors fail on the drives, you can have the platters put on new motors or have magnetic readers go over the discs and recover the data ( it's expensive to do it, but it's still there as opposed to inks that fade on an optical disc and then are gone FOREVER ). Dave

February 28th, 2008, 02:26 AM	#3
Hakan Haraldsson New Boot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jonkoping, SWEDEN Posts: 9	I back up to both external HD and dual DVD. Search for media code "MKM003" and you will find some of the best dual layer DVDs.

February 28th, 2008, 06:19 AM	#4
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	I use these http://www.verbatim.com/products/det...B35571D951F627 Product code is 95123 They're 2.4x (Verbatim says that's actually up to 6x). While I see MKM003 when searching the web, it's not a product code Verbatim uses (on the US site at least). I've read 8x discs (which burn up to 10x) aren't quite as reliable.

February 29th, 2008, 08:02 AM	#5
Hakan Haraldsson New Boot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jonkoping, SWEDEN Posts: 9	Here´s some info: http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm