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LG 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive (Black) Expired

$20
$39.99
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Best Buy has LG 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive (Black, SP80NB80) on sale for $19.99. Choose store pick up where stock permits otherwise shipping is free on orders of $35+.

Thanks to Community Member DanMan5464 for finding this deal.

Includes:
  • Software CD ROM and USB cable
Features (source):
  • For DVD+R/R DL/RW, DVD-R/R DL/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM DL, CD-R/RW/ROM and CD-DA media
  • 6x maximum DVD±R DL write speeds and 8x maximum DVD±R write speeds
  • 8x maximum DVD-ROM SL/DL read speeds
  • 5x maximum DVD-RAM write speed
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free in-store pickup

also available at Target for the same price

TARGET [target.com] -Expired, now $38.99

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/...Id=5852919
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Model: LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

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Last Edited by Ion Control September 23, 2022 at 07:00 AM
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CDs are safer than the cloud
Last two times I've ordered from Target and the item was actually out of stock, they offered to ship it for free. YMMV.
Brings me back to 2005

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Axtpbt
09-25-2022 at 04:21 PM.
09-25-2022 at 04:21 PM.
Damn wish this deal existed back in 2007
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kabukicho
09-25-2022 at 06:43 PM.
09-25-2022 at 06:43 PM.
think the high quality taiyo yuden discs of 16 yrs ago are still holding its data / readable now?
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09-25-2022 at 08:19 PM.
09-25-2022 at 08:19 PM.
Quote from kabukicho :
think the high quality taiyo yuden discs of 16 yrs ago are still holding its data / readable now?

They are! Had a bunch of them,along with azo dye DVD+r that still read np
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MrGone
09-25-2022 at 10:18 PM.
09-25-2022 at 10:18 PM.
Quote from Ya_wumpus :
https://community.linuxmint.com/s...w/safecopy [linuxmint.com]

Safecopy is the friend of anyone with iffy cds and is comfortable with the Linux command line. It will recover anything that can be recovered from a CD that is stored in less than "super clean environment" (like stuffed back on a spindle with the rest of the written CDs).

In reality, I'd recommend two (duplicate) external HDDs as a replacement, preferably with some sort of PAR2 data on each. Of course, I managed to have an issue with a (super slickdeal) 6TB external drive and safecopy couldn't recover 32MB of space (.005% of the data, but that drive is shot).

Cloud: should be good as long as you keep paying and the company feels like staying in business. When they decide to shutdown, expect a month's warning at best. Don't expect to be able to transfer the data anywhere. Also hope you don't have data caps if you want to download.

Storing at home (or perhaps an offsite location). Pay all at once, no ongoing fees (except for possibly storage). No guarantee your data is valid (few people can afford a spare server to test their backup data, although you probably are storing in on a windows filesystem, so can check that. I had no idea my 6TB HDD had any data missing). Vastly easier to restore data (unless you are using CDs/DVDs/Bluray, then expect to get tired swapping discs).
Most files on a PC can be replaced/repliucated end of the day. the thing i tell people is... your photos and projects, ESPECIALLY your photos. invest in any cloud storage you can, because once those photos are gone, they are GONE
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09-25-2022 at 10:58 PM.
09-25-2022 at 10:58 PM.
[QUOTE=CollegeRamenEat;157722250]Brings me back to 2005[/QUOTE Most computers don't come with a drive so if your a gamer and don't have a drive inside you can use this. And it's still cheaper then buying a computer with a drive,
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09-25-2022 at 11:03 PM.
09-25-2022 at 11:03 PM.
Quote from MrGone :
Not necessarily, they degrade over time, you'd essentially would have to keep backups of backups and store them in a super clean environment. To top it off are easily lost in natural disasters.
What you are talking hardly ever happens and has never happened to me.
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09-25-2022 at 11:06 PM.
09-25-2022 at 11:06 PM.
Quote from alfasub :
Wish it were a Blu-ray External USB Reader/Writer Drive. Cant find any for less than $80.
It's not so what's your point buy one with a blu-Ray drive.
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09-26-2022 at 12:06 AM.
09-26-2022 at 12:06 AM.
So this won't work with ChromeBooK?
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MrGone
09-26-2022 at 02:50 AM.
09-26-2022 at 02:50 AM.
Quote from FaithfulMoon8086 :
What you are talking hardly ever happens and has never happened to me.
BRO, YOU DIDNT MENTION ITS NEVER HAPPENED TO YOU! That COMPLETELY changes things!

your right, CDs are eternal. : shrug :
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09-27-2022 at 10:12 AM.
09-27-2022 at 10:12 AM.
Quote from MrSkeptic :
Some reviews say it's not compatible with Monterey.
Interesting. I'm running Monterey and it works fine. I wonder what issues they were having
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09-27-2022 at 10:19 AM.
09-27-2022 at 10:19 AM.
Quote from MrGone :
Most files on a PC can be replaced/repliucated end of the day. the thing i tell people is... your photos and projects, ESPECIALLY your photos. invest in any cloud storage you can, because once those photos are gone, they are GONE
But, then you are at the mercy of other companies.

Don't count on just one storage medium.

Case in point: "Some Google Photos users finding that old images have been 'corrupted'"

https://9to5google.com/2022/09/25...corrupted/
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09-27-2022 at 09:13 PM.
09-27-2022 at 09:13 PM.
Quote from MrSkeptic :
But, then you are at the mercy of other companies.

Don't count on just one storage medium.

Case in point: "Some Google Photos users finding that old images have been 'corrupted'"

https://9to5google.com/2022/09/25...corrupted/ [9to5google.com]
Dont get your point really. Doesnt matter what options you go. Theres built in risk.
You can stay hard copies, and just hope nothing happens. You can go disc and hope they dont degrade or something happens to them, you can go cloud and hope nothing happens to that company. You can build a server and hope it never goes down.
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12-08-2022 at 10:49 AM.
12-08-2022 at 10:49 AM.
Best deal of blank DVD-Rs?
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