M-Disc Burner/Writer Market - January 2024

An overview of where you can buy writers/engravers/burners that support the M-Disc in January of 2024.

== Timestamps ==

Intro - 00:00
Will regular Blu Ray writers work - 03:00
M-Disc drive compatibility - 04:00
Retailers selling writers - 05:00
Verbatim 71097 - 06:00
Linux compatibility - 06:26
Internal M-Disc / Blu Ray writers - 07:28
LG WP50NB40 - 08:25
Aliexpress Blu Ray writers - 10:00
Asus TurboDrive - 11:50

[georgehope]

As somebody who is planning to be cryopreserved when the time comes it will be interesting to see if the 1000 year lifespan works out for these M-Discs.

[RHJ]

Great Video, thank you. IMHO M-Disc is pretty darn good for archiving data that does NOT need to be accessed daily. I use M-Disc to back up all my Digital Photography and scans from Slide Film, 7TB so far (1995-2024). I also keep the entire library backed up on twin 14TB external hard drives.
The price is roughly $1 for every 10 GB which is NOT a good value in the light of other cheaper storage options. Also the M-Discs them selves take up space and must be stored correctly. And with large files it is almost impossible to get the entire 100GB of storage from each M-Disc, so get extra when calculating your M-Disc needs.
you DO get is at least 100 years with no data rot, 1000? debatable.
DVD/Blu-ray formats that have had millions of disc drives manufactured, and they still are today. So machines to retrieve the data in the future will be available. Peace of mind that your precious data has a shot at making it into the deep future.

Thanks for keeping up with M-Disc in 2024. Best. -RHJ3

[MrVenona]

Thanks for another informative video!

Archival is good for retaining financial records. In the USA, you need to keep certain records for 7 years, and if you own a home you need to keep some things until you sell your house.

Also good for non-content creators for personal photos.

[honahwikeepa]

I'm archiving family photos and videos on M-Disc. I have an old HP Z440 that came with an M-Disc drive.

[collegal]

Would M-Discs be a great way to store all my family's video archives? I'm looking to make a set for each of my 3 children, so they have them when they are old. Everything has pointed me to M-disks as the safest way to store these videos long term. ( I was initially going to buy external SSD hard drives.. so glad I researched this).

[JamesSmith-ixjd]

I just started watching these videos about cold storage backups on disks, I don't even remember why I was searching it the first time (now youtube recommends them), I think my subconscious is telling me something (like it's time to backup because my HDD is very old and I have no backup plan whatsoever)...

[Snowwie]

I think if you use a good brand SSD (Samsung EVO Pro or Crucial MX series) and buy yourself a metal box that is totally sealed, then you can have also a good backup solution. The box would have multiple functions. Most important; preventing data loss due to an unexpected EMP pulse. EMP's can occur during lightning strikes (nearby), but also in a war scenario. Let's not think about the last one, but rather the first. It keeps it also dry and dark. The only further device you would need is an external hdd/ssd usb 3.0 docking station, which are fairly cheap. And you can use more than one ssd since these things don't take up that much space.

[dudemetoo]

Makes me sad that there never was a Blu-ray quad later RAM discs and writers. Would work freak in a jukebox style reader for archives that you may not need but may over the next few years.

[SRN]

I have a Japanese drive I got off an auction a Logitec LBD-PWA6U3VBK came with 4 free 25GB Japanese Maxell M-Discs. I am selling it now though as it wouldn't play 4K UHD Disks cause it doesn't have libre support which is another thing I wanted in addition to burning M-Discs, so I plan on getting an ASUS BW-16D1HT or an LG WH16NS40, Logitec one does work though I think it's a pretty popular brand in Japan at least for that stuff.

[lonewolf]

i went for the asus turbo drive love it. it's fast and speedy and never any issues

[DIFLAZIO]

Thanks good video like always. Verbatim 43888 or the Asus i am not remembering the name...?

[sailseas]

How long does it take to write a 25GB disc with ASUS. Googled but not clear.

[Sonya_Makepeace]

I've ordered a Pioneer BDR-213EBK from amazon. £120.

[lifemax]

Verbatim drives are re-branded is good but if you want top of the line Pioneer is your best bet.

[jimmygravitt]

Holy cow. A tech channel with such horrendous audio does not bode well for the technical capabilities of the channel. lol