On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 14:04 -0700, Stephen Mirowski wrote: > Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: > > > > > > The HP/Compaq laptops have an official way to burn a 2 dvd recovery > > set from the on-disk data. In theory that partition isn't needed any > > more once one makes the dvd's. (Well, at least until the dvd's age > > and become unreadable.) > > > > -wolfgang > > > > Using RWs gets around the aging issue, however, they do not come in dual > layer. > It is my understanding that RWs last less time than the Rs. If I am understanding that correctly then the RW would age faster so it would lose data sooner. Please show me documented studies that support your theory that RWs last longer. I would be glad to spend a little more for the better life if it actually exists.
