Disadvantages of CD-RW Backup

CD-RW Drives are NOT the answer to properly backuping up your data offsite every night.

Just the cost of CD-RW drive can be more than a year of our service, but without the security of having the data stored safely offsite. Every time you make a backup with a CD-RW drive, you will typically spend 67 cents on the blank media itself...the exact same cost per day as our 4 GB solution.

Add the time it takes you to physically run the backup (5-10 minutes) and the time it takes you to take that data offsite and you will quickly see that you will spend more on time than you would if you deployed PC Data Backups. CD-RW is less reliable than CD-R, and multiple CD-R disks per day can become very expensive.

CD-RW Drive Backup Overview

Drive costs $100 to $250, blank 680 MB CDR's cost 50 cents to $1 each.)

• How long does it take you to backup each time . . . actual time?
• Is the 680 MB limitation on CD-R's ever an obstacle (i.e. files larger than 680 MB)?
• Do you have more than 680 MB of data to backup?
  • Do you have to use multiple CD-R's?
  • How much time does that take you?
• What quality of CD-R's do you use (are they less than 50 cents or nearly $1)?
• Do you use CD scratch protection like scratchlessdisc.com or d-skin.com?