SDHC is sooo cheap now that i am keeping my recordings on the original SDHC card. you can get 32g cards for $7. with 32g you can put many shows on one card. i used to back up (and still do) on many non solid state internal sata drives, but i now think the sdhc card might be more reliable. any thoughts?
I only use my cards once. Not necessarily for backup purposes as I store in the cloud as well as on my NAS array. I use 16GB cards and figure if they ever stop making cards that work in my recorders I can reuse. I have at least 100 by now so lifetime supply.
certainly not the cheapest option
$120 of 32GB cards is 544GB
you can buy an 8TB external for that same $120
Quote from: bonghitwillie on December 13, 2019, 09:39:01 PM
SDHC is sooo cheap now that i am keeping my recordings on the original SDHC card. you can get 32g cards for $7. with 32g you can put many shows on one card. i used to back up (and still do) on many non solid state internal sata drives, but i now think the sdhc card might be more reliable. any thoughts?
To my knowledge, SDHC has not proven itself to be classified as an archival media. If you Google
SD cards as long term storage you will see many opinions but only little factual evidence.
One thing is for certain, the least expensive products rarely holds the best archival properties. Paying for the "best" is not a guarantee of longevity either, unfortunately. (I paid good money for what was supposed to be quality MiniDisc media, only to find 10% unreadable 10 years later).
I am afraid that I can't think of anything replacing a healthy backup strategy.
Quote from: Niels on December 14, 2019, 04:25:22 AMTo my knowledge, SDHC has not proven itself to be classified as an archival media. If you Google SD cards as long term storage you will see many opinions but only little factual evidence.
This.
The only advantage I could see to keeping the original recordings on SDHC cards would be that they would take very little space in a safe deposit box.
Quote from: daspyknows on December 14, 2019, 12:36:53 AM
I only use my cards once. Not necessarily for backup purposes as I store in the cloud as well as on my NAS array. I use 16GB cards and figure if they ever stop making cards that work in my recorders I can reuse. I have at least 100 by now so lifetime supply.
wait what? You only use your SD cards once? Why?...
Quote from: opsopcopolis on December 15, 2019, 09:05:05 PM
Quote from: daspyknows on December 14, 2019, 12:36:53 AM
I only use my cards once. Not necessarily for backup purposes as I store in the cloud as well as on my NAS array. I use 16GB cards and figure if they ever stop making cards that work in my recorders I can reuse. I have at least 100 by now so lifetime supply.
wait what? You only use your SD cards once? Why?...
Quote from: opsopcopolis on December 15, 2019, 09:05:05 PM
Quote from: daspyknows on December 14, 2019, 12:36:53 AM
I only use my cards once. Not necessarily for backup purposes as I store in the cloud as well as on my NAS array. I use 16GB cards and figure if they ever stop making cards that work in my recorders I can reuse. I have at least 100 by now so lifetime supply.
wait what? You only use your SD cards once? Why?...
if you think thats crazy, we used to use upwards of $10 per show on media back in the day
$10 buys you 10 shows worth of SDHC
Quote from: jerryfreak on December 15, 2019, 09:11:18 PM
Quote from: opsopcopolis on December 15, 2019, 09:05:05 PM
Quote from: daspyknows on December 14, 2019, 12:36:53 AM
I only use my cards once. Not necessarily for backup purposes as I store in the cloud as well as on my NAS array. I use 16GB cards and figure if they ever stop making cards that work in my recorders I can reuse. I have at least 100 by now so lifetime supply.
wait what? You only use your SD cards once? Why?...
if you think thats crazy, we used to use upwards of $10 per show on media back in the day
$10 buys you 10 shows worth of SDHC
That was necessary though. I don't see how one off SD cards is...
Quote from: opsopcopolis on December 15, 2019, 09:35:02 PM
Quote from: jerryfreak on December 15, 2019, 09:11:18 PM
Quote from: opsopcopolis on December 15, 2019, 09:05:05 PM
Quote from: daspyknows on December 14, 2019, 12:36:53 AM
I only use my cards once. Not necessarily for backup purposes as I store in the cloud as well as on my NAS array. I use 16GB cards and figure if they ever stop making cards that work in my recorders I can reuse. I have at least 100 by now so lifetime supply.
wait what? You only use your SD cards once? Why?...
if you think thats crazy, we used to use upwards of $10 per show on media back in the day
$10 buys you 10 shows worth of SDHC
That was necessary though. I don't see how one off SD cards is...
Cards are cheap. 2 reasons. First I believe a lower chance of card errors on a new and fully formatted card and second, at some point they will stop making cards compatible with the recorders. At that point I have a large supply of single use cards. Considering back in the day I would pay $24 for 2 DATS to record a show. A $16GB card costs $6.
Quote from: daspyknows on December 15, 2019, 11:04:33 PM
Quote from: opsopcopolis on December 15, 2019, 09:35:02 PM
Quote from: jerryfreak on December 15, 2019, 09:11:18 PM
Quote from: opsopcopolis on December 15, 2019, 09:05:05 PM
Quote from: daspyknows on December 14, 2019, 12:36:53 AM
I only use my cards once. Not necessarily for backup purposes as I store in the cloud as well as on my NAS array. I use 16GB cards and figure if they ever stop making cards that work in my recorders I can reuse. I have at least 100 by now so lifetime supply.
wait what? You only use your SD cards once? Why?...
if you think thats crazy, we used to use upwards of $10 per show on media back in the day
$10 buys you 10 shows worth of SDHC
That was necessary though. I don't see how one off SD cards is...
Cards are cheap. 2 reasons. First I believe a lower chance of card errors on a new and fully formatted card and second, at some point they will stop making cards compatible with the recorders. At that point I have a large supply of single use cards. Considering back in the day I would pay $24 for 2 DATS to record a show. A $16GB card costs $6.
I've been using the same 2 SDHC cards for 8 years now and have never had an issue. 500+ shows. Seems like a giant waste of money when it's not needed. Plus your recording gear is likely to fail before those cards become redundant
I use a RAID enclosure.
Optical M disc . 1000 yr archive. Requires burner capable of burning m disc . OWC has them for 129 usd . Discs are available on Verbatim