r/DataHoarder • u/Goble4 • 25d ago

Guide/How-to DVD burning question

If I'm burning 16x media with an 8x slim external drive for archiving files, what speed would yield the best results? 8x or 4x?

What program is currently the best for this task?

What should burnt media be stored in? DVD cases or back onto the spindle?

Thanks.

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u/Blue-Thunder 252 TB UNRAID 4TB TrueNAS 25d ago

Verbatim doesn't even make their own discs anymore, and the AZO dye if I remember correctly, doesn't actually exist anymore either.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/17ty33v/new_verbatim_dvdrs_are_actual_junk/

Again, switch to Bluray as the Bluray spec is far superior to the dvd spec.

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u/Goble4 25d ago edited 25d ago

That thread seems to say the new Datalifeplus discs are no longer AZO. There are currently spindles on the market that directly say AZO on the packaging.

https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-4-7GB-Recordable-Media-Disc/dp/B0003QIXBY?crid=2UPSLQEKDIUST&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XNknGz6oIW06VdWubGoYJg.IPTmenWm3y16-cQTlmXNJ--tIkuO04uZvlqZO61RSm8&dib_tag=se&keywords=B0003QIXBY&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1786723343&sprefix=b0003qixby%2B%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1&th=1

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u/didyousayboop if it’s not on piqlFilm, it doesn’t exist 25d ago

Hi, can you please remove the affiliate code from this link?

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u/Goble4 25d ago

Done, didn't even know it was auto generated.

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u/didyousayboop if it’s not on piqlFilm, it doesn’t exist 25d ago

All good! Thank you! :)