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cromag · 03-07-2013, 05:16 PM

I back up to a 2 TB hard drive dedicated to music and books. But I'm a strong believer in backing up to two different media, so I also burn CD-Rs. As big as my library seems to me, I have only recently reached the point that I needed a second CD.

I have found that my CD-Rs are much more accurate, and last much longer, if I burn them at the lowest reliable speed my drives support. So, even though the CDs say they will be reliable at 48X, or 52X, I burn them at 4X. Also, since I "clean up" LPs for a hobby, I invested in some reliable burners when I upgraded my PC a few years ago.

03-07-2013, 05:16 PM	#9
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,293 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I back up to a 2 TB hard drive dedicated to music and books. But I'm a strong believer in backing up to two different media, so I also burn CD-Rs. As big as my library seems to me, I have only recently reached the point that I needed a second CD. I have found that my CD-Rs are much more accurate, and last much longer, if I burn them at the lowest reliable speed my drives support. So, even though the CDs say they will be reliable at 48X, or 52X, I burn them at 4X. Also, since I "clean up" LPs for a hobby, I invested in some reliable burners when I upgraded my PC a few years ago.