decided i need to bite the bullet and get a dvd burner. my question is, what to get?
i've been pretty much looking into the toshiba -r burners, the 2x and the newer 4x burners. basically, because they're dirt cheap. like, $135 for the 4x OEM.
for right now i just need a good data archival system. i have over 4gb of work stuff that needs to be backed up on a more stable system than a hard drive, and i don't really want to spend several hundred dollars on a tape system.
i don't think i'll be doing any video with this system, just data. i sold my video camera, so i'm not sure if it's worth spending a couple hundred extra for a top-line gadget-filled +/-. especially if i'm going to be archiving everything to -r (i assume the -r format would be the best choice for data archiving).
anyways, if you have any info on this matter, i'd appreciate it. my nerves are starting to unravel on this whole data situation, i know how incredibly unreliable hard drives can be. tape would probably be the ultimate solution, but looking into a good sony 8mm drive or something of the sort... and you're looking at $900 for just the drive, so we're not going to do that just yet
