Blu-ray writer

[SinghS23]

Hi,

I know that you are fairly "dead set" on the idea of backing up to BD - which is fine .

Have you considered any cloud storage options i.e. Dropbox, Skydrive etc. ??

[biometrics]

If you have to have one of similar specs asap check out the
Buffalo MediaStation 12x External USB 3.0 Blu-ray Writer - BR3D-12U3

Do you know who the importer is?

[biometrics]

Hi,

I know that you are fairly "dead set" on the idea of backing up to BD - which is fine .

Have you considered any cloud storage options i.e. Dropbox, Skydrive etc. ??

Thought about it but no. Speed and security concerns.

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Do you know who the importer is?

Found them: http://buffalotech.co.za/en/optical-drives-9.html

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Well you guys made me doubt my decision, so I went I did some reading ... the conclusion is blu-ray is more reliable than tape or hard drives and have a much longer storage life as long as you use quality media. Also don't compare DVD with blu-ray.

Btw, the Verbatims are R20 a disk not R10 as stated before.

[droid]

True Blu Ray is hard coated.
Really a shame BluRay RW drives is relatively scarce.
Also many optical burn software do a double check for burn errors.

I thought what I might have done for archiving big backups.

The Nexstar
http://www.vantecusa.com/en/product/view_detail/480

3.5" SATA to USB 3.0 & eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan
What i like about this is the fact that it is also hot swappable and has a fan.

The store the HDD discs in i'll use. This cost about R25-30
http://www.mukiiusa.com/products/zipo/zio-p010.html

I know some museums archive in this manner. Although they seal the disks in an airtight wrapping for very long term storage.
Just a shame the drives is so expensive now. But that prices will go down to old levels eventually.