StevieG Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Anyone know if these can store data [word, etc] like some of the earlier HI-MD units??Thanks.VB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungerdunger Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Anyone know if these can store data [word, etc] like some of the earlier HI-MD units??Thanks.VB.Yes all Hi-MD models can store data. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastianbf Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 You can use all Himd units as a data storage device. You simply drag and drop using windows. It's like using a large floppy disc. Oh! one thing: you can use only HiMD formatted discs for data storage, it doesn't matter if it's a 1GB disc or a normal minidisc formated in HiMD mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeblood Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Does anyone know how safe to use hi-md as storage media? I'm talking about the life of hi-md. I've heard that a CD-R can only last for 4-6 years, then the disc will be un-readable, but don't know about hi-md. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauljones52 Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 I have some cdr's from 1995 and they still work. I think the lifespan is alot longer (although im sure there will come a time when they wont work). I think the lifespan is more like ~30 years, but i guess it depends on how well you keep them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 I think the life of media depends on the quality and the manufacturer. And their measurements can only be speculative because CDs/DVDs/MDs haven't been around long enough for people to know if they will last 50+ years, let alone the equipment to read the media.I do know that I have MDs from ~1993/1994 that still work fine. Also, it would depend on how the media is stored. I do know that with MD you don't have to worry about so much scratching the disc itself like you do with CD/DVD.Personally I don't fully trust any media, and important music files/recordings/etc of mine are usually archived onto at least 3 different kinds.That said, there are a couple posts I have seen here recently discussing the reliability of (Hi)MD as storage/archival media. Do a bit of searching and you should find a few other threads on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Low Volta Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 I have a few CDR's from 1996 that are corrupted (the thin silver/gold layer starts to flake and there goes the content)still, I continu to use CDR/DVDR and rather perform a fresh backup (from the old CDR/DVDR's to new ones) every five-ten years than depend on a format that doesn't really have a very certain futureI mean, ok perhaps the discs are very sturdy, but the machines won't last 50 years and how long will Sony still support HiMD (I don't think it's over yet, but it will end someday). Readable discs without a device to read them sure seems useless and quite frustrating to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmachine Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 I have a few BASF/EMTEC CD-R's from ~2001/02 which stopped working after 1-2 years for no particular reason, they were stored in close to ideal conditions. Other brands seem to be much more reliable/longlasting though. I didn't have a failing MD or HD yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raintheory Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 With all of their tehnology, humans still cannot make pen and paper obsolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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