dobro
Well-known member
Are CDRWs any less stable than CDRs? Anybody here ever lost any data because a CDRW got too close a strong magnetic field or something?
camn
Active member
no data ever lost here.
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Emeric
New member
I don't know that they would be anymore or less stable than CD-R media. CD-RW media is a pain though, you have to format each disk, whcih takes ages. Plus, they can be erased, which to me is not a good safety mechanism for backing up data. With the price of CD-R media so cheap, .50 cents a disk CD-RW is hard to justify unless you have a specialized reason for using it. (maybe some type database that gets routinely updated and overwritten - sorta like using a CD-RW as a tape backup unit).
AlChuck
Well-known member
CD-R and CD-RW are optical formats, so magnetic fields cannot affect them...
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Das
New member
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you're right, magnetic fields cannot affect them, but I read this big write-up on how CD-RW's are way less stable than CD-R's. Apparently they last far less amount of time, due to the fact that the reflective surface is very fragile and starts to break down very quickly. They don't use organic dye, like CD-R's do.
Apparently there's a new type of high-speed CD-RW disks about to come on the market that do not suffer from this limitation, and will also allow higher-speed CD-RW burns to take place. Right now, the highest speed you can safely burn at with a CD-RW is 4x, regardless of your drive.
you're right, magnetic fields cannot affect them, but I read this big write-up on how CD-RW's are way less stable than CD-R's. Apparently they last far less amount of time, due to the fact that the reflective surface is very fragile and starts to break down very quickly. They don't use organic dye, like CD-R's do.
Apparently there's a new type of high-speed CD-RW disks about to come on the market that do not suffer from this limitation, and will also allow higher-speed CD-RW burns to take place. Right now, the highest speed you can safely burn at with a CD-RW is 4x, regardless of your drive.
dobro
Well-known member
Lots of good information and advice here, and I've decided what to do. Thanks all.