Scootiep

November 15, 2009 at 8:12pm

Well, two things, the 5 grand package includes 150 of their special disks, and from what I understand, it's not a standard DVD, it's a synthetic stone DVD. I personally don't think it's that great because, lets face it, disk media is on it's way out. However, I am curious if this technology could be adapted to mechainical disk drives to offer more than the supposed 20+ year shelf life they have.

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Techrocket9

November 15, 2009 at 8:03pm

Perhaps it's just me, but durability isn't the first thing that comes to mind when I think of cranberries...

 

 

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Walnut

November 15, 2009 at 5:07pm

Not to say that this tech isn't cool, but they're making a killing on nothing. They say on their website that personally burned CDs last only 2-5 years, which is a heap of bullshit if I've ever seen one. I've read studies that suggest such media will last 50+ years without noticeable degradation. I also have piles of CDs sitting under an old desk that work fine after 10+ years. Further, the process they're using sounds somewhat similar to the process used by commercial burners (it's more of a "pressing" process as I understand it) which, as they admit on their site, last much longer than personally burned discs. In other words, they seem to be using a process very similar to that employed by movie DVD manufacturers, but with your information instead of a movie. And they're charging $25 more.

DBsantos77

November 15, 2009 at 4:34pm

 Screw time-capsules that contain letters, memoirs, etc. Let's just shove a couple of these DVDs and bury it, that should be enough for the cyborgs of the future.

-Santos