[CentOS] OT: cheap DVD-RAM media?

MO = "Magneto Optical"
http://www.usbyte.com/common/MOsystems.htm


duffmckagan wrote:

>On 8/5/05, Bryan J. Smith <b.j.smith at ieee.org> wrote:
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>>In general, avoid DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD+R for backups if you are
>>worried about longevity.  Especially DVD-RW and DVD+RW (which _are_ MO-
>>based, despite marketing to the contrary) because of the error rates of
>>MO.  DVD-RAM mitigates this with a write-after-verify.
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>Can you tell me what does MO-based mean?
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