BD-R & Memorex

[Kornman00]

Anyone here use BD-R for data backups? I recently ordered a batch of 30 BD-R Memorex discs and while I was looking on Amazon for some BD-DL prices I noticed some REALLY bad reviews on Memorex's BD-R. I did a bit of Googling (http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=memorex+bd-r+problems&aq=2&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=memorex+bd-r+pro&gs_rfai=&fp=4bba35df09946356) and found this thread (http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=34476) but it has people saying they had problems then others saying they've had none. From the sound of the thread, the OP had burnt video to the BD-R but I'm interested in data storage instead. I've got plenty of sealed cases to keep them out of sun light if that's what is actually causing all of these people's problems.

So, inputs? Tips?

[iizahsum]

You probably already know this, but always use the slowest setting when burning anyhting on discs. Half of peoples problems come from being impatient with disc burning.

[Kornman00]

Shouldn't performing a verification step after burning catch any problems that would come from using the maximum burn speed?

[Inferno]

2x Burn Speed Supremacy~

[Kornman00]

If I burn at 4x and I have my burner verify the data after write, what's the big deal? Data doesn't just float away after being burnt unless you're leaving it in direct (sun)light. Unless the universe swapped physics with bizarro world overnight and I didn't get the memo...

[CrAsHOvErRide]

Are they RW? Data verification of course detects burning problems.

Just do 2x + verification.

[Kornman00]

No, they're write-once and "support" up to 4x (as does my burner).

[CrAsHOvErRide]

Well there you go.

Personally I would never make backups on 'CDs'...I just c/p all my important folders (Projects, Picture, Music etc) to my external.

[Kornman00]

If I had a choice, I'd use both methods: backing up to disc and hard drives. But I'm not a server manager so I don't spend my time trying to figure out the best ways to make all of that backup magic work with the click of a button.

[paladin]

I just built a server that I can use for some storage (both online and local access :D), currently at about 4.2 TB of hard drive space, about 2 TB is used so far.

nudge hint

[Inferno]

90gb backups of all of my important stuff.

http://inferno.codebrainshideout.net/Images/triple%20the%20backup.png

[Kornman00]

Umm, if you're going to do that, why don't you just use RAID?

[CrAsHOvErRide]

^ what Korn said

[Inferno]

Manual backups. Saves memory.

[paladin]

http://image.odinseye.org/images/lolbackups.jpg

Mines better :realsmug:

[Inferno]

:nsmug:

[Phopojijo]

I back up all my data to an A-B switched drive (it's been a while though -- reorganized my computer and basically my life... and didn't get the routine restarted)... and I also have a Carbonite account -- so I have 4 copies of most things... 5 for my email (Dropboxed it).