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Reddit mentions of Verbatim M-Disc BD-R 25GB 4X with Branded Surface - 25pk Spindle - 98909
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- 25 high-grade non-rewritable BD-R discs with projected lifetime of several hundred years (based on ISO/IEC 16963 testing)
- Stored data is engraved - ultimate archival solution. Impervious to environmental exposure, including light, temperature and humidity
- Single-layer discs with up to 25GB of storage space to back-up your HD video, music and photos with superb resolution and amazing sound quality.
- Withstood rigorous testing for durability by US Department of Defense
- Verbatim has been a leader in data storage technology since 1969, and guarantees this product with a 10-year limited warranty and technical support
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Blue |
| Height | 1.94 Inches |
| Length | 5.5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | July 2015 |
| Size | 25 GB - 4X |
| Weight | 1 Pounds |
| Width | 5.5 Inches |
It is a type of optical media, there are DVD versions and bluray versions. Basically rather than a laser burning the organic dye stuff for a normal one, it is a slightly stronger laser burning a rock like material. It is supposed to last at least 1000 years.
You can get it off amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-Internal-Rewriter-WH14NS40/dp/B007VPGL5U
https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-M-Disc-BD-R-Branded-Surface/dp/B011PZALWA
There have been some reports of things going strange with the multilayer, so I only trust the single layer (25GB) discs.
Edit: switched amazon link to write drive. linked to dvd only one at first.
People that have huge datasets usually do that, set it up at a friends house or parents another one and backup to that, cheaper this way in the long run.
Let's talk about business. If you don't have the money to store that amount of data properly that means it's a shitty business model.
You are storing video/photo projects for your clients. OK, do they pay for that? If no -> shitty business model.
If the data is on your NAS, and on the cloud, this is considered "hot-storage" which is rather expensive.
There I am asking myself, why don't you just put it on M-Disc and archive it when the project is over? https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-M-Disc-BD-R-Branded-Surface/dp/B011PZALWA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1500612293&sr=8-2&keywords=m-disk+25GB get some of those, drop the files on it and archive it, needs no power, no HDD replacement, no monthly fee in cloud storage, nothing.
well I haven't seen anyone mention the obvious for you, a disc writer...
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a thousand year disc...
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https://www.amazon.com/Archival-Verbatim-M-Disc-Inkjet-Printable/dp/B01B99WWXI
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a hundred year disc...
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https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-M-Disc-BD-R-Branded-Surface/dp/B011PZALWA
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either way you can get one drive to use all the various medium and change your mind as you want and decide to put some things on more expensive discs and less expensive discs based on what you feel like...
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https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129090
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https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827136307
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based on the numbers you cited disc might be the best choice, if you do a lot more annually, then perhaps tape will make more sense...
Properly stored archival quality DVD's should be good for over 100 years.
https://smile.amazon.com/Verbatim-UltraLife-Archival-5-Disc-96320/dp/B000WTO352
You will never need to worry about a virus hitting your backup, either.
Edit: So I guess there's a blu-ray equivalent that is even better. https://smile.amazon.com/Verbatim-M-Disc-BD-R-Branded-Surface/dp/B011PZALWA/ but your blu-ray burner needs to be rated for M-DISC.
> What would you recommend for physical backups?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-DISC
M-DISC's design is intended to provide greater archival media longevity.[2] Millenniata claims that properly stored M-DISC DVD recordings will last 1000 years.[3] While the exact properties of M-DISC are a trade secret,[4] the patents protecting the M-DISC technology assert that the data layer is a "glassy carbon" and that the material is substantially inert to oxidation and has a melting point between 200° and 1000 °C.[5][6]
https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-M-Disc-BD-R-Branded-Surface/dp/B011PZALWA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481630569&sr=8-1&keywords=m%2BDisc&th=1
Those are LTH discs, not great for archiving. You want HTL discs like these ($41.80/50-disc spindle): https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-DataLifePlus-White-Inkjet-Printable/dp/B004477BQQ/Edit: I was wrong, they're HTL discs which should be good for archiving.
Or these Verbatim branded M-Discs ($66.75/25-disc spindle): https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-M-Disc-BD-R-Branded-Surface/dp/B011PZALWA/
Or the ones you linked earlier, Milleniata branded M-Discs ($64.13/15-disc spindle): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KGWV6MI/
The above three products may or may not all use the same chemistry and manufacturing process. Nobody really knows.
"M-Disc" Blu-Ray read-only discs are the way to go for long term safe storage. These seem like a good bet: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011PZALWA/?coliid=I26HCTM3YQMBYF&colid=GS49I9UL0XS8
Keep them in a moderately cool place and away from sunlight.
I guess if you want to make sure they can be read in the future, you could keep a Blu-Ray player with them in case those aren't easy to find in the future. Keep in mind that BD-R will work in a Blu-Ray player, but BDXL requires a special player. BD-R DL will work in a standard player and are able to record data on both sides of the disc, and so will come in larger capacities.