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What are you going to replace your magnetic media with?
While I agree that it's good to take old data and put it on fresh magnetic media, users should not fool themselves into thinking that there's something better than magnetic media, and that is even more true with media like Mini-DV. You can't ever use a servo magnet to erase them.

If you think magnetic is bad, try optical. Writable optical media is at least 10 times worst than magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs). Don't believe me? Just as the Library of Congress what they're using for long-time archival media? It's HDDs.

btw, I worked as a head-media enigneer at a hard disk company for over 10 years, and digital magnetic recording was my Master's Degree area of specialty.
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What are you going to replace your magnetic media with?  paul_kern@... | 01/04/09
Replacement media  gertruded | 01/04/09
Google/Wiki ?CD/DVD Rot? (nt)  Joel R | 01/05/09
I second that.  mb772@... | 01/05/09
recommended long term archive solutions  paul_kern@... | 01/05/09
Unreadable CDs  gphemail@... | 01/05/09
MS Office 4.3 PRO  digitrog | 01/05/09
I just wish they had persevered with 120MB/240MB Magneto-Optical drives. sad  V@... | 01/04/09
Magneto-Opticals  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/09
Yes, that's happened a lot as cheap mechanisms became the norm.  V@... | 01/05/09
No, not USB flash  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/09
I'll look into getting an SSD when replacing my notebook. (nt)  V@... | 01/05/09
Flash has a finite lifetime as well....  dunn@... | 01/05/09
RE: Flash writes  V@... | 01/05/09
RE: Use SSD for storage only  sphillips@... | 01/05/09
XP Embedded uses the Enhanced Write Filter to redirect writes  V@... | 01/05/09
RE: The bell tolls for your magnetic media  cd2_z | 01/05/09
Why???  rwbyshe@... | 01/05/09
re: Why??  astro_z | 01/05/09
High humidity can cause the binding to leach  V@... | 01/05/09
Thanks..  rwbyshe@... | 01/07/09
Many thanks  rwbyshe@... | 01/07/09
RE: The bell tolls for your magnetic media  digitrog | 01/05/09
RE: The bell tolls for your magnetic media  roberts_theodore@... | 01/05/09
7" Reels  smlandau1@... | 01/09/09
RE: The bell tolls for your magnetic media  digitrog | 01/05/09
RE: The bell tolls for your magnetic media  veeves | 01/06/09
If you belive that, Can I sell you some Arizona Beachfront Property?  gphemail@... | 01/06/09
RE: The bell tolls for your magnetic media  rick6612 | 01/07/09
Why is it that my 1980s 360K & 720K floppy disks are still readable  V@... | 01/07/09
DVDs fall apart in about 5 years  AtlantaTerry | 01/09/09
what abouy blu-ray??????  javajunkie@... | 01/09/09
sony says 30 yrs  javajunkie@... | 01/09/09
delkin says 200 yrs  javajunkie@... | 01/09/09
Assuming that Blu-Ray drives last that long...!  Zogg | 01/11/09
RE: The bell tolls for your magnetic media  MC_z | 01/11/09

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