The 128GB blurays have always been very expensive. The smaller discs are cheaper per GB.
Comment on Sony is killing off recordable Blu-ray, bidding farewell to disc burning | TechSpot
TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Don’t fret, Verbatim will still be making recordable BD-Rs. However, this will mean that there will be no more 128GB BD-Rs, we’ll be stuck with only 100GB BD-Rs (Sony is the only company that makes 128GB Blu-rays).
I recently ordered a pack of 128GBs from Japan. I’d recommend you do the same, because the prices are gonna skyrocket.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 2 months ago
For the price of 128GB BD-Rs you would probably benefit from buying an LTO-5+ drive.
I wish I could afford an LTO-9 drive, but $5K is a bit steep. $90 per 45TB for media is phenomenal though.
lustyargonian@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Will this mean PS5 games in coming years would come in two disks?
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
May I ask what uses you have for them?
TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Backing up personal data, mostly stuff from my childhood that is irreplacable. Sure, I could just put them on a HDD, but then I’d have to replace it every 5-10 years. Data stored on Blu-ray can last a long time.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Data on hard drives also generally lasts a long time. Much longer than 5-10 years.
And make sure you’re constantly monitoring those discs, disc rot is very much a thing for all optical medica.
ag10n@lemmy.world 2 months ago
MDiscs are ISO rated for hundreds to thousands of years.
ecma-international.org/…/ECMA-379_3rd_edition_jun…
obinice@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Assuming the drive spins back up after being left in a cupboard for 15 years, if you’re still even able to find a computer compatible with whatever cables it used back then. But yeah.