> "...burned CDs have a relatively short life span of between two to
> five years, depending on the quality of the CD..."
> 
> "Many of the cheap burnable CDs available at discount stores
> have a life span of around two years..."
> 
> "Some of the better-quality discs offer a longer life span, of a
> maximum of five years."

Don't know if I'd go as low as 2 years, but maybe I got lucky. I've
many archive CDs from 4-5 years ago that look fine. I always try
to store CDs in a cool dark place

My oldest audio CD (Broken English by Marianne Faithfull, dated
1979) has holes. Fortunately it did copy (bugger the copyright laws,
I paid for the damn thing)

I tried the same with a friend's Steppenwolf's Greatest Hits, which
is probably early 90s, and absolutely falling to bits at the edges.
Two tracks won't play or copy, one won't play but did copy, the
middle of the disc is OK-ish but degrading

Check out the thread [EE] Obsolete Media of January 2005

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