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Sony is killing off recordable Blu-ray, bidding farewell to disc burning | TechSpot (www.techspot.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, they are the best medium for long term backups, as optical discs should be fine for decades. Hard drives and USB sticks are liable to fail within a few years.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

That’s probably true. I just wasn’t aware blu ray had burnable discs until now.