Ken Pergola (sent by Nabble.com) wrote:

> Some people will read that article and accept it as pure truth. To me,
> it's not about one media type versus another, or backup strategies
> (whole different topics), it's about specific claims made in the article
> about CD-R shelf-life/longevity that seemingly went unchecked, and was
> published anyway. 

I'm not sure about the whole thing, and it seems nobody is -- including the
manufacturers. You possibly can take the amount of "data safety warranty"
you can get from them as a measure for how sure they are. How much can you
get? Not much more than the media is worth, I presume, and that's usually
less than a few dollars per CD. That's not an indication of a whole lot of
data safety on the side of the manufacturers.

Gerhard

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