Do you still write CDs? DVDs?

[Quartz]

I was reflecting recently, and I realised that I seldom now write any CDs or DVDs. I almost always use USB memory sticks or USB HDDs. About the only time I do write a CD or DVD is when it's an operating system install disk.

How about you?

[beowulff]

I write CDs when I need to give people data.
I write DVDs as one step in my backup process for my digital photos - every time I fill a card, I burn it to DVD and file it. I also keep full backups of my iPhoto library on two hard drives.
I also burn Movie DVDs.

[3acresandatruck]

I still use both on a regular basis. If I'm going to see one of my sisters, I might take along a CD of photos I've taken recently. I'm on dialup and it's faster to burn a CD. And I'm kind of into cars, so I've made some DVDs out of files posted by both friends and strangers. It once took me hours to download a video about a custom 1955 Chrysler. When you see a video of a blower motor running at WOT and wonder "who watches this stuff"...that's me. I burn DVDs so I can watch it on my big screen TV. Plus, I use DVDs to back up my hard drive periodically.

[Khadaji]

I just finished making my weekly code backup CD.

[UncleRojelio]

iPhoto backup and for iMovies.

[myskepticsight]

I make music CDs for my car all the time, usually mixes of stuff from my iTunes library.

Use DVDs to back up stuff.

[ToeJam]

I write CDs all the time to make CDs to listen to in the car.

I have never burned a DVD yet.

[Ephemera]

For music and movies.

[gotpasswords]

USB drives are disabled here, so burning CDs to make backups or to "sneakernet" big files is the only option.

At home, I usually burn discs because it's a pain getting at a free USB port and CDs are cheap.

[KneadToKnow]

I also burn a CD every week for listening in the car. I record over 9 hours of NPR every weekend and listen to it all week.

I DVR TV shows and movies and if they're something I want to keep and aren't DMR-prohibited (read, recorded from HBO), I will archive them as MPEGs to DVD.

[Illuminatiprimus]

Burn CDs of music for others frequently.

[Chronos]

CDs have an edge over thumb drives in two situations: First, if you want to keep the information around for a long time, such as for a backup, you can burn a disk and leave it on the shelf, without having to worry about making space on the drive for the next thing. Second, if you want to give the information to someone else, blank CDs are cheap enough that you can just burn one and give it to them, without worrying about getting it back.

[Ann Onimous]

I have to burn DVDs on a regular basis for my job. I also backup my work computer once a month with a DVD. Home: I use a memory stick or a SD card.

[Jayn_Newell]

I haven't burnt a CD in a few years now. I used to use them for data storage back when I had a laptop and was downloading buttloads of videos, but I have enough space now that I don't need to for that reason. (Well, that and I've stopped torrenting anime three times a week)

The only other reason I would burn a CD is for a video contest entry, but that's a rare occurrence, and some allow online submissions.

[Cluricaun]

Another burns them for the car type. I still don't own an MP3 player.

[Larry Mudd]

DVDs at home for archiving of movies & music.

I burn a fair amount of CDs and DVDs at work for archiving and transfer of documents.

[Eliahna]

I just burned two DVDs of photos this week. I trust DVDs for archiving purposes more than USB memory sticks or external hard drives.

[Ichini Sanshigo]

Not since I got an Ipod/mp3 player. I haven't even bought any CDs for a very long time. I just bought a Jill Scott CD today.

[Leaper]

I burn CDs all the time for backups. I can't afford an external HD right now, and since my computer is a Mac, it allows symbols in the name like / that screw up efforts to just dump everything on a memory stick.

Unless you have a solution for either of these problems...? (Hint, hint... )

[NinetyWt]

We burn data to CD for clients all the time. Often we'll put a project on CD and put it in the file folder. Kind of neatens things up. We still use disks, even.

[Aquila Be]

Originally Posted by gotpasswords

At home, I usually burn discs because it's a pain getting at a free USB port and CDs are cheap.

Why don't you get a splitter? They don't cost much and one USB port gets transformed to four.

High capacity thumb drives are becoming cheaper by the month. I suggest shopping by mail, you should be able to get them perhaps 40% cheaper than over the counter.

As far as durability is concerned, unlike several burned CDs gone bad I haven't had a thumb drive fail on me yet (excluding laundry events).

[NinetyWt]

Originally Posted by Aquila Be

As far as durability is concerned, unlike several burned CDs gone bad I haven't had a thumb drive fail on me yet (excluding laundry events).

I've already had two to go kaput. I don't trust them, personally.

[cletus]

I haven't burned a cd in years. I've got a mp3 player for listening to music in my car and transporting data. I've got a external hard drive for backups.

[vivalostwages]

Originally Posted by myskepticsight

I make music CDs for my car all the time, usually mixes of stuff from my iTunes library.

Use DVDs to back up stuff.

I burn CD music mixes for friends and myself.

[berff]

I bought a 50 pack of DVDs at least two years ago...I'm not even halfway through them yet. I used to go through at least half a dozen discs a day in the early 00s but now I just transfer music to my iPod or use my 2 GB USB drive for moving data files or, for larger files, I just move my external hard drive and move it from one computer to another to transfer information.

All my movies are ripped onto my my hard drive which is attached to my computer which is attached to my TV in my living room. And I use my wireless mouse as a remote control which works perfectly on carpet. I haven't even burned a movie for years.

[Lordviper]

Most of the time any more I burn cds for other people who request them other than that I use my usb stick to put music on it and use it for school work. my girlfriend has two one gig usb mp3 players of which I have one here with me putting songs on it that remind her of me and vice versa. other than that I don't really burn cds much any more.