DVD burner question

[Subba Rao]

Hello,

I am planning to buy an external DVD burner for my computer. Some of my
disk partitions are 7 GB and are about 60% to 80% full. Now I want to
burn the drive contents to a DVD.

There seems to be lot of DVD burning technologies. Most of them say
"dual sided". Do this mean that both sides of the DVD disc will be used
for the data? If yes, what would be the capacity?

How will a disk drive be mapped on to both sides of the drive?

How long will a burned data DVD last?

Last but least which DVD burners are recommended and which ones should I
avoid?

Thank you in advance for any help.
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[Mike Richter]

Subba Rao wrote:
There seems to be lot of DVD burning technologies. Most of them say "dual sided". Do this mean that both sides of the DVD disc will be used for the data? If yes, what would be the capacity?

Not "dual sided" but "dual layer". There's a world of difference.

No, both sides are not used. Two layers are used. Such discs are
currently prohibitively expensive; AFAIK they are only available in
DVD+R. The capacity is about 9 GB raw, say 8 GB net.

Mike
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Subba Rao wrote: I am planning to buy an external DVD burner for my computer. Some of my disk partitions are 7 GB and are about 60% to 80% full. Now I want to burn the drive contents to a DVD. There seems to be lot of DVD burning technologies. Most of them say "dual sided". Do this mean that both sides of the DVD disc will be used for the data? If yes, what would be the capacity?

(Dual layer disc is expensive. You are better off using two single
layer discs instead of one dual layer disc by using backup software with
"spanning" function.)

What's a dual-layer disc? Will it work in all players?
http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#1.18

What are the sizes and capacities of DVD?
http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#3.3
How will a disk drive be mapped on to both sides of the drive?

You flip over.
How long will a burned data DVD last?

Archival life is about the same as that of CD:
DVD-+RW - about 50 years
DVD-+R - about 100 years

See:
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/gipwg/StabilityStudy.pdf
Last but least which DVD burners are recommended and which ones should I avoid?

NEC, Pioneer and LG are generally rated high.


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[Graham Mayor]

If you want to backup your data, then consider instead an external hard
drive. It will be faster, more reliable and cheaper than using dual layer
discs. Seagate currently offers 5 year warranties.

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Subba Rao wrote: Hello, I am planning to buy an external DVD burner for my computer. Some of my disk partitions are 7 GB and are about 60% to 80% full. Now I want to burn the drive contents to a DVD. There seems to be lot of DVD burning technologies. Most of them say "dual sided". Do this mean that both sides of the DVD disc will be used for the data? If yes, what would be the capacity? How will a disk drive be mapped on to both sides of the drive? How long will a burned data DVD last? Last but least which DVD burners are recommended and which ones should I avoid? Thank you in advance for any help.

[Subba Rao]

smh wrote: Subba Rao wrote:There seems to be lot of DVD burning technologies. Most of them say"dual sided". Do this mean that both sides of the DVD disc will be usedfor the data? If yes, what would be the capacity? (Dual layer disc is expensive. You are better off using two single layer discs instead of one dual layer disc by using backup software with "spanning" function.)
<SNIP> NEC, Pioneer and LG are generally rated high.

Thank you for this information. How much would a Dual layer disc cost
compared to the single layer disc?

Thank you once again.

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Subba Rao wrote: smh wrote: Subba Rao wrote:There seems to be lot of DVD burning technologies. Most of them say"dual sided". Do this mean that both sides of the DVD disc will be usedfor the data? If yes, what would be the capacity? (Dual layer disc is expensive. You are better off using two single layer discs instead of one dual layer disc by using backup software with "spanning" function.) <SNIP> NEC, Pioneer and LG are generally rated high. Thank you for this information. How much would a Dual layer disc cost compared to the single layer disc? Thank you once again.

Look over here:
http://www.meritline.com/dvd-r-blank-media-1.html


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Who Is Mike Richter and
Why Are They Saying All These Horrible Things About Him?
========================================================
http://tinyurl.com/6eldj

(No Pipsqueaks have been able to prove ANY of the following is a LIBEL)
( -- despite Mikey claimed to have proof of misquotes !! )

Mike Richter is a LIAR (wife beating)

Mike Richter is a LIAR (critical bugs)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (major bug)

Mike Richter is a LIAR (nda limit)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (nda)

Mike Richter is a LIAR (no secret)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (no secret)(ii)

Mike Richter is a LIAR (dae)

Mike Richter is a LIAR (enhanced-cd)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (no enhanced cd)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (enhanced-cd/cdr-faq)

Mike Richter is a LIAR (cd-extra/cd-text)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (cd-extra/sao/tao)(i)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (cd-extra/single-session)

Mike Richter is a LIAR (aspi/winme)(i)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (aspi/winme)(ii)

Mike Richter is a LIAR (aspi/win2k)(i)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (aspi/win2k)(ii)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (aspi/win2k)(iii)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (aspi/win2k)(iv)

Mike Richter is a LIAR (aspi/plextor)

Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/eject)(i)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/eject)(ii)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/eject)(iii)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/eject)(iv)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/eject)(v)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/eject)(vi)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/eject)(vii)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/eject)(8a)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/eject)(9a)

Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/sparing) (i)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/sparing) (ii)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/sparing) (iii)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/sparing) (iv)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/sparing) (v)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/sparing) (vi)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/sparing) (vii)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/sparing) (viii)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/sparing) (ix)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/sparing) (x)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/sparing) (xi)
Mike Richter is a LIAR (directcd/sparing) (xii)

Mike Richter is a LIAR (supplied cd)

What's wrong with Mike Richter (Tim Kroesen) (i)
What's wrong with Mike Richter (Tim Kroesen) (ii)

Mike Richter Wow! Wow! Wow!

Mike Richter's Exquisite Sense of Time (i)
Mike Richter's Exquisite Sense of Time (ii)
Mike Richter's Exquisite Sense of Time (iii)

Mike Richter & "Looooooooonng" Time for Nothing

What an Asshole

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Mike Richter (Slimy Friggin SOB) barfed: Subba Rao wrote: <snip> <snip>

Got time to respond to Subba but got no time to respond to this, Mikey?

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From: Vince
Subject: Re: Could not write -R DVD
Date: 3/13/05

Mike Richter (Slimy Friggin SOB) spewed: <snip ranting on DVD>

Hello Mike:

My question is: Can you verify for me that DVD+RW media
does not allow for multiple sessions?
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Mikey, you are the Slimiest Friggin SOB!
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[CapCity]

"Subba Rao" <castellan2004-mail@SPAMBUSTER.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2o2dnQICie-_-KTfRVn-sg@adelphia.com... smh wrote:

<anip> Thank you for this information. How much would a Dual layer disc cost compared to the single layer disc?

There seem to be decent sales every week on the single-layer (-R/+R), like
$20 for 50. So you're talking about 0.40 each. Last time I looked at a price
for dual-layer blanks it was about $10 for 3.

The difference is considerable.

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