"Many of the cheap burnable CDs available at discount stores have a life span of around two years," Gerecke says. "Some of the better-quality discs offer a longer life span, of a maximum of five years."
Maximum of 5 years for better quality discs, huh? Let's see, it's now 2006 so therefore . . . the guy is full of shit.
Although if he were right it'd make a great class action against Kodak and others who've advertised 100 year rated discs.
I like this one too:
"If the hard drive uses an inexpensive disk bearing, that bearing will wear out faster than a more expensive one," he said. His recommendation: a hard-drive disk with 7,200 revolutions per minute."
What the hell do the rpms have to do with the quality of the bearings?
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