The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/mcg00b on 2025-04-23 15:09:59.
I'm currently backing up to external hard drives and a remote server in another town (also stores on HDD). It wouldn't be hard to keep a few hard drives in rotation to have an "offline" copy as well, but I've been thinking about "alternative" media, which seems to lead to Blu-ray or LTO storage. Main thing that I want to keep is the photographs I've shot over a couple of decades, which is a measly few terabytes. LTO has the cost disadvantage, so I'm leaning towards Blu-ray, unless there's a magical new storage option I've never heard about.
As much as I've read, it seems that either regular 25GB Blu-ray should do the trick or maybe M-Disc if I can justify the media cost for an unclear(?) advantage.
I'm not really clear what drive to choose. Will a Verbatim external slim drive be a good choice? The Verbatim 43890 model is a bit cheaper, but 43888 supports "Ultra HD 4K". I doubt I'll ever watch or rip a single Blu-ray movie. Main function would be burning backup media. Any thoughts?