YT2095 Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 Sony have just designed and produced a CD that is over 50% Paper! and will store more data than current CD plastic technology http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200404/04-0415E/ it would seem that after centuries of different storage media methods, from paper, mag tape, vinyl, optical, microchips etc... that we end up back to Paper again ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 I wonder how praticle they are......they seem like a marvelous idea but will they be durable enough. 25GB ain't bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 Any idea how recyclable they are compared to standard discs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 But why would they want to make them out of paper? Is it the paper the reason it can hold so much data? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 Well paper is pretty cheap, although iu dont know how cheap it is compared to plastic..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Why use oil to make plastic when you can recycle paper into a cd, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Apparently it's a lot cheaper than the plastic alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegir Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 But why would they want to make them out of paper? Is it the paper the reason it can hold so much data? Their paper disk usesw less overall material and is therefore more economically and enviromentally practical. Basicaly it takes less paper to make a CD than it does plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Is it mixed into the overall CD? or does it have a paper back or filler layer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegir Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 I would guess that it is just paper with a thin film of plastic to keep it from bending and allow it to spin properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Bear in mind that it's only 50% paper, the rest of it is the normal cd materials (for things like protective layer, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 I think this is one technology I'll wait a while to try. Let someone else put their data at risk first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Yeah, I'm not entirely sure I want to backup all my stuff (and I get through a lot of DVDs) onto something that's basically paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 And that someone could take and chop up with scissors. "Will you stop playing that game and come to dinner, Robby?!! Or I'll come over there and cut it in half!!!" "No, Mom, no! Please! Pleeeeeaasse?! Five more minutes!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 lol Although there is the advantage that because it can quite easily be cut in half, it's good to ensure that if you want to securely destroy the data, you can. Reckon you can burn them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Dunno, they're only 51% paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertlee Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 but I dont like to use CDs.... because you have to burn it, and if it fails, you either rewrite it or throw it in the bin.... I hope the scientist can make external harddrive or flash memory out of paper, which will be a great fortune..!! Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I have never had a failed CD. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertlee Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 BUT STILL, YOU CANNOT DELETE THE FILE, ONCE IS BURNED, IT IS OVER...... but cd is used for selling software, so we cannot live without it..... albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 You COULD try using rewritable CDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 CDs are only likely to fail if you get some cheap and nasty ones anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertlee Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 To Sayonara, rewritables will recover the files when you burn it.......... any way, CDs are not sufficient for storing data, because they are read only..... Again, CDs are most useful for Movies and softwares that sold in the market.... Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 I would personally say they're pretty useful for carrying files around, since more or less everyone has a cd writer. Good for backups too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertlee Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 to me, I rather have an external drive, or USB/firewire Flash memory stick..... Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted June 6, 2004 Share Posted June 6, 2004 Most people archive files that won't change to CD - they don't use them as temporary storage. That's what rewritables, Hard drives and ZIP are for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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