From: Liam Bedford (lbedford at domain wbtsystems.com)
Date: Wed 19 May 1999 - 12:21:23 IST
In message <199905191108.MAA16832 at domain epona.physics.ucg.ie>, Ger Gorman writes:
>First as I understand it, writeable cd's have bites written onto
>them via a laser causing a chemical reaction under the printable
>surface. (ish)
>
>So what I'd like to know is does anyone have field experience of
>the expected lifetime of these cd's (neglecting scratches etc!).
>Ie. I'd expect that the chemical bonding whould degregate over time.
>
Depends on the CD.. the Green one's are the cheapest, and they're only
rated for ~20 years (tip: don't leave near direct sunlight, it fades them
and the data becomes unreadable, as happened at home)
Silver/Blue are next, they're allegedy ~40-50 years.
Gold are the best and most expensive and are rated for ~100 years, but
finding the actual gold ones is a bit harder because most people
are buying the cheapest ones possible.
Regards
L.
-- Liam Bedford System Administrator WBT Systems Phone: 01 4170153 Block 2, Harcourt St, Dublin 2
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