Most reliable brand of DVD-R

Soldato
Joined
31 Dec 2003
Posts
4,750
Location
Stoke on Trent
Hi all,

What is the most reliable brand of DVD-R please? I need to back up some important data that I want to keep forever thus want the best discs I can get.

thanks!
 
DVDs with genuine Taiyo Yuden dyes are the best AFAIK.

Regarding brands I would consider the following companies:

1.)TDK
2.)Verbatim
3.)Maxell
4.)Fuji

There are also some other companies which produce media for more professional applications.

Also Japanese and European made discs tend to be the best followed by Taiwanese ones.
 
I need to back up some important data that I want to keep forever
You need to think wider than just the disks then.

I'd be looking at:
1) Putting a checksum file on the disk with the data
2) Backing it up to more than one disk and use different brands for each.
3) Regularly checking that the contents of the checksum still match what can be read from the disk
4) Possibly even replacing the disks with fresh copies every 3-5 years.
 
the problem is, the dye used on the discs often changes and it is the quality of the dye that determines the quality of the blank dvd/cd so what you purchase one week may not be the same then next, however Verbatim and Taiyo Yuden generally are the best.
 
You need to think wider than just the disks then.

I'd be looking at:
1) Putting a checksum file on the disk with the data
2) Backing it up to more than one disk and use different brands for each.
3) Regularly checking that the contents of the checksum still match what can be read from the disk
4) Possibly even replacing the disks with fresh copies every 3-5 years.

wow, never even thought of that. Unfortunately this is for my Dad though who won't be up to that. thanks for the suggestion though it never even crossed my mind to use checksums
 
You need to think wider than just the disks then.

I'd be looking at:
1) Putting a checksum file on the disk with the data
2) Backing it up to more than one disk and use different brands for each.
3) Regularly checking that the contents of the checksum still match what can be read from the disk
4) Possibly even replacing the disks with fresh copies every 3-5 years.

+1

I would also keep the data on your existing computer too or an external disc of some sort(preferably in some sort of RAID setup) for quicker access too.

Also keep at least one copy of the data at a different location too. If something happens to the primary location at which the data is stored it could mean all copies of the data would be destroyed.
 
how much data are we talking about here ?

it might be better to use some kind of online backup as well, if its really important and you need to keep it safe
 
Back
Top Bottom