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Title: I gotta question for the nerds... Post by: VOLveeta on April 07, 2012, 06:20:11 EDT Do any of you guys use blu-ray for archival storage of photos and stuff? Any feedback? Is it stable? Are the new readers fast enough not to make you agonize waiting for half an hour like my crappy dual layer reader? :tongue:
Thanks! Title: Re: I gotta question for the nerds... Post by: Black Diamond Vol on April 07, 2012, 07:07:01 EDT I've never tried blu ray, but is there any reason you can't use an external hard drive?
Title: Re: I gotta question for the nerds... Post by: VOLveeta on April 07, 2012, 09:49:10 EDT Well... I'm archiving hundreds of thousands of photos and I'm already running three external hard drives at 6 terrabytes. I need to store these in a safe place and not have to worry about a hard drive fail.
Title: Re: I gotta question for the nerds... Post by: Quasi EVol on April 07, 2012, 10:42:23 EDT Well... I'm archiving hundreds of thousands of photos and I'm already running three external hard drives at 6 terrabytes. I need to store these in a safe place and not have to worry about a hard drive fail. 6TB?! You probably need to be more selective of your subject matter! :tongue: (http://i.cdn.turner.com/dr/teg/tsg/release/sites/default/files/imagecache/750x970/documents/0714051dui1.jpg) Title: Re: I gotta question for the nerds... Post by: VOLveeta on April 07, 2012, 11:13:21 EDT Um...
http://www.treadshots.com (http://www.treadshots.com) It's my living. :naughty: Title: Re: I gotta question for the nerds... Post by: 73Volgrad on April 09, 2012, 02:08:20 EDT You can store a large volume of data on Blu-ray, but recordable Blu-Ray discs and Blu-Ray recorder are not cheap. Either way, the time to read all that data either on double-sided DVD or on Blu-ray is just a function of the volume of data on the disc. If you have that much data (assume you shot in RAW), Blu-ray may be the way to go. If it is your business, it is a business expense so go for it.
Title: Re: I gotta question for the nerds... Post by: 10EC on April 09, 2012, 03:35:51 EDT Um... http://www.treadshots.com (http://www.treadshots.com) It's my living. :naughty: I thought you were a roofer?? :confused: Title: Re: I gotta question for the nerds... Post by: VOLveeta on April 09, 2012, 02:38:10 EDT I thought you were a roofer?? :confused: Only onstage. :clap: Title: Re: I gotta question for the nerds... Post by: Quasi EVol on April 09, 2012, 04:03:37 EDT Honestly, why not buy more external hard drives? 2TBs are available for around $100 so you're looking at $300 to backup 6TB. It would be a lot faster to find & restore the data and you can clear out & reuse the storage as needed.
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