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forum thread Posted by E-Z-B • Oct 10, 2023

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RyanR23

Oct 10, 2023

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RyanR23

Oct 10, 2023

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Ahhh reminds me of my days using Napster and limewire 🥹

mtnagel

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mtnagel

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Haven't thought about these for years! Haven't had a drive or player to read them in years either.

drain_the_swamp

Oct 10, 2023

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drain_the_swamp

Oct 10, 2023

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They still make these??

jiggytom

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Quote from RyanR23

Ahhh reminds me of my days using Napster and limewire 🥹

And Nero

49studebaker

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49studebaker

Feb 13, 2024

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Price has gone up a lot. Less demand, lower production = higher prices. In 2018 you could buy a 50 pack for $15. HTL(inorganic) are better than LTH(organic) Blu-rays.

These might be useful for short term(data gets outdated) read only data backups. Mdiscs are useful for long term read only data backup.

Last edited by 49studebaker February 12, 2024 at 06:17 PM.

argentum

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argentum

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Comes down to ~$30 per TB, all I see is a ghost technology. When 20TB HDD can be ad for round $200, I am curious who would buy these. Even if these come down to $10 per 50 pack, I would not consider it.

49studebaker

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49studebaker

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Quote from argentum

The advantage is that BD-r is read only. Can't be erased or encrypted. These discs use an organic dye, so they are not the best long term storage solution. Bd-r is an alternative backup method.

Write once, read many tape drives might be considered an old technology. Large companies still use them for backup because of ransomware and wiper malware.

HDD might be considered a ghost technology. SSD are higher performance. HDD has the advantage of lower cost per TB.

Last edited by 49studebaker February 12, 2024 at 07:02 PM.

FabulousTeam430

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FabulousTeam430

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Absolutely still used, especially in government and law enforcement. When bringing data into a secure government facility, you can't bring anything writable or changeable. When chain-of-custody matters, you need to be able to prove data wasn't altered. Write-once hard drives and flash do exist, but the certified ones are ridiculously expensive and only made by a few vendors. Write-once media is essential for these cases, and probably keeps the market going. I know the jokes and quips are clever, but same places also have people carrying pagers. Things like this probably keep the market going, or other archival uses... But just because it's no use for you, doesn't mean it's useless. Our company buys disc media on the regular exactly for this reason. We do classified work, and data only goes one way - in and never out - and it's shredded once done.
Down to $32 for Cyber Monday btw.

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Verbatim BD-R 25GB 16X Blu-ray Recordable Media Disc - 50 Pack Spindle - 98397

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Rating:	(4.7 out of 5 stars)
Reviews:	3,870 Amazon Reviews
Manufacturer:	Verbatim Americas, LLC
Model Number:	98397
Product SKU:	B00GSQ4DBM
UPC:	5436639794259
ASIN:	B00GSQ4DBM
Brand:	Verbatim
Item Dimensions LxWxH:	544 x 5.44 x 3.63 inches
Item Weight:	1.89 pounds
Item model number:	98397
Manufacturer:	Verbatim Americas, LLC

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