Imation CD_RW [Was: Windows Updates on a CD!]

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From: Phred
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 02:34

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In article <3FE46E79.20B51517@teleport.com>, 
ms<msa@nospa.com> wrote:

[...]

>In the CDRW format, have you used Imation disks and results? I have had
>good results with Imation CDR disks, have but not tried yet same in
>rewritable format.

I've been using Imation CD_RW for routine daily backup for a couple of 
years without problems.  One disk lasts about 6 months to a year 
before it's full, so only gets written about 20 to 50 times before 
it's "retired" as I have one for each day of the week (and always copy 
"yesterday" and "today" [ using good old XCOPY /s/d  ;-) ] so I end up 
with two copies of everything).  Also been using those Imation CD_RWs 
for my "Monthly" backups.  So that's now another couple of dozen.

All that said, I've recently switched to Imation CDRs formatted for 
"drag and drop" etc. from Windows/DOS stuff as someone in one of the 
cdrom newsgroups must have convinced me that was a more reliable way 
to go.  8-)  The main problem with this is that these CDRs can't be 
read on other machines that don't have appropriate software installed 
whereas the CD_RWs can be.

Cheers, Phred.

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ppnerkDELETE@THISyahoo.com.INVALID

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From: ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com (Phred)
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Subject: Imation CD_RW [Was: Windows Updates on a CD!]
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