As somebody who is planning to be cryopreserved when the time comes it will be interesting to see if the 1000 year lifespan works out for these M-Discs.
Great Video, thank you. IMHO M-Disc is pretty darn good for archiving data that does NOT need to be accessed daily. I use M-Disc to back up all my Digital Photography and scans from Slide Film, 7TB so far (1995-2024). I also keep the entire library backed up on twin 14TB external hard drives. The price is roughly $1 for every 10 GB which is NOT a good value in the light of other cheaper storage options. Also the M-Discs them selves take up space and must be stored correctly. And with large files it is almost impossible to get the entire 100GB of storage from each M-Disc, so get extra when calculating your M-Disc needs. BUT.....what you DO get is at least 100 years with no data rot, 1000? debatable. DVD/Blu-ray formats that have had millions of disc drives manufactured, and they still are today. So machines to retrieve the data in the future will be available. Peace of mind that your precious data has a shot at making it into the deep future. Thanks for keeping up with M-Disc in 2024. Best. -RHJ3
Thanks for another informative video! Archival is good for retaining financial records. In the USA, you need to keep certain records for 7 years, and if you own a home you need to keep some things until you sell your house. Also good for non-content creators for personal photos.
Would M-Discs be a great way to store all my family's video archives? I'm looking to make a set for each of my 3 children, so they have them when they are old. Everything has pointed me to M-disks as the safest way to store these videos long term. ( I was initially going to buy external SSD hard drives.. so glad I researched this).
I think if you use a good brand SSD (Samsung EVO Pro or Crucial MX series) and buy yourself a metal box that is totally sealed, then you can have also a good backup solution. The box would have multiple functions. Most important; preventing data loss due to an unexpected EMP pulse. EMP's can occur during lightning strikes (nearby), but also in a war scenario. Let's not think about the last one, but rather the first. It keeps it also dry and dark. The only further device you would need is an external hdd/ssd usb 3.0 docking station, which are fairly cheap. And you can use more than one ssd since these things don't take up that much space.
I have a Japanese drive I got off an auction a Logitec LBD-PWA6U3VBK came with 4 free 25GB Japanese Maxell M-Discs. I am selling it now though as it wouldn't play 4K UHD Disks cause it doesn't have libre support which is another thing I wanted in addition to burning M-Discs, so I plan on getting an ASUS BW-16D1HT or an LG WH16NS40, Logitec one does work though I think it's a pretty popular brand in Japan at least for that stuff.
Makes me sad that there never was a Blu-ray quad later RAM discs and writers. Would work freak in a jukebox style reader for archives that you may not need but may over the next few years.
Thanks! I'm planning on ordering a Pioneer Blu Ray drive tonight actually! (My beloved LG seems to have given up on writing Blu Rays & M-Discs after less than 2 years and their support wants nothing to do with me. So yeah ... Pioneer seems like the way to go ... false economies and all that).
@@danielontech I am about to get one (Verbatim) and some BDXL drives. I have gotten rid of my NAS as I don't want to worry about HDD's and sudden destruction.
Using Mdisc my average burn times for 25 GB specifically tend to be in the region of 40 minutes to 1 hour. But that's not even using the fastest write speed for the medium. It's a weird kind of ritual I look forward to. No need to rush it!
As somebody who is planning to be cryopreserved when the time comes it will be interesting to see if the 1000 year lifespan works out for these M-Discs.
no one will ever be able to tell lol although someone on Amazon said after 6 months their discs had flaked off the silver bit and was unrecoverable
Great Video, thank you. IMHO M-Disc is pretty darn good for archiving data that does NOT need to be accessed daily. I use M-Disc to back up all my Digital Photography and scans from Slide Film, 7TB so far (1995-2024). I also keep the entire library backed up on twin 14TB external hard drives.
The price is roughly $1 for every 10 GB which is NOT a good value in the light of other cheaper storage options. Also the M-Discs them selves take up space and must be stored correctly. And with large files it is almost impossible to get the entire 100GB of storage from each M-Disc, so get extra when calculating your M-Disc needs.
BUT.....what you DO get is at least 100 years with no data rot, 1000? debatable.
DVD/Blu-ray formats that have had millions of disc drives manufactured, and they still are today. So machines to retrieve the data in the future will be available. Peace of mind that your precious data has a shot at making it into the deep future.
Thanks for keeping up with M-Disc in 2024. Best. -RHJ3
Thanks for another informative video!
Archival is good for retaining financial records. In the USA, you need to keep certain records for 7 years, and if you own a home you need to keep some things until you sell your house.
Also good for non-content creators for personal photos.
Thanks for the useful info. Good to know!
I'm archiving family photos and videos on M-Disc. I have an old HP Z440 that came with an M-Disc drive.
Would M-Discs be a great way to store all my family's video archives? I'm looking to make a set for each of my 3 children, so they have them when they are old. Everything has pointed me to M-disks as the safest way to store these videos long term. ( I was initially going to buy external SSD hard drives.. so glad I researched this).
I think if you use a good brand SSD (Samsung EVO Pro or Crucial MX series) and buy yourself a metal box that is totally sealed, then you can have also a good backup solution. The box would have multiple functions. Most important; preventing data loss due to an unexpected EMP pulse. EMP's can occur during lightning strikes (nearby), but also in a war scenario. Let's not think about the last one, but rather the first. It keeps it also dry and dark. The only further device you would need is an external hdd/ssd usb 3.0 docking station, which are fairly cheap. And you can use more than one ssd since these things don't take up that much space.
If the SSD is not powered on in 2 years it will loose all the data so not a good long term solution.
i went for the asus turbo drive love it. it's fast and speedy and never any issues
Is that a blu ray drive
I have a Japanese drive I got off an auction a Logitec LBD-PWA6U3VBK came with 4 free 25GB Japanese Maxell M-Discs. I am selling it now though as it wouldn't play 4K UHD Disks cause it doesn't have libre support which is another thing I wanted in addition to burning M-Discs, so I plan on getting an ASUS BW-16D1HT or an LG WH16NS40, Logitec one does work though I think it's a pretty popular brand in Japan at least for that stuff.
Did you get it.
Makes me sad that there never was a Blu-ray quad later RAM discs and writers. Would work freak in a jukebox style reader for archives that you may not need but may over the next few years.
Thanks good video like always. Verbatim 43888 or the Asus i am not remembering the name...?
I've ordered a Pioneer BDR-213EBK from amazon. £120.
Verbatim drives are re-branded Pioneer............LG is good but if you want top of the line Pioneer is your best bet.
Thanks! I'm planning on ordering a Pioneer Blu Ray drive tonight actually! (My beloved LG seems to have given up on writing Blu Rays & M-Discs after less than 2 years and their support wants nothing to do with me. So yeah ... Pioneer seems like the way to go ... false economies and all that).
@@danielontech I am about to get one (Verbatim) and some BDXL drives. I have gotten rid of my NAS as I don't want to worry about HDD's and sudden destruction.
How long does it take to write a 25GB disc with ASUS. Googled but not clear.
Using Mdisc my average burn times for 25 GB specifically tend to be in the region of 40 minutes to 1 hour. But that's not even using the fastest write speed for the medium. It's a weird kind of ritual I look forward to. No need to rush it!
Holy cow. A tech channel with such horrendous audio does not bode well for the technical capabilities of the channel. lol
What's wrong with the audio?