Google on hard drive failures

[Jim Leonard]

Hex Star wrote:
> Do those mass manufactured cds last longer then cd-rs? How long do those
> last? Why can't we create cds like those? (How do they do it?)

They typically do (I have a 20-yr-old CD that has no errors) but they 
are created through manufacturing, not simple burning with a laser.  So 
unless you want to purchase $200K worth of equipment, stick with CDRs :)
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