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Sony is killing off recordable Blu-ray, bidding farewell to disc burning | TechSpot
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Yes, they are the best medium for long term backups, as optical discs should be fine for decades. Hard drives and USB sticks are liable to fail within a few years.
That’s probably true. I just wasn’t aware blu ray had burnable discs until now.