Verbatim 25GB BD-R Inkjet Printer Compatible Discs 53-Pack $30.38 ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon JP via AU

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Disclaimer: I used ChatGPT to come up with this description, because it's late, I'm tired and this seems like a good deal.

Welcome to the 21st century, where your precious memories, priceless cat videos, and questionable PowerPoint presentations need somewhere secure to call home. Enter Verbatim BD-R discs, the modern archive you didn't know you needed. Think of them as the cozy, digital retirement home for your most beloved files — or as "The Data Fortress."

With a whopping 25GB per disc, each BD-R is like a sturdy mini-vault. Got photos from that epic band camp trip you took back in 2012? Save them here, and they'll likely outlive the camera that took them. When people tell you "the cloud is the future," just smile — because you’ll have a future-proof backup right in your hand. Clouds come and go.

Why BD-Rs are Perfect for Archiving

  • Built to Last: These discs offer excellent longevity, meaning your files will be safe for decades. Seriously, you’ll be reminiscing about "the good ol’ days" while your BD-R keeps everything intact.
  • Offline and Secure: No hackers, no glitches, no mysterious “404” errors. Once you burn it, it’s safe from prying eyes and the internet’s whims.
  • High Capacity: With 25GB per disc, it's like putting your data into a deep freeze where it can stay pristine and unbothered.
  • Satisfying Physicality: Sometimes you just want to hold your data. There’s something magical about slipping that shiny disc into its case, knowing your life's work (or just your favourite shows) is safe.
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Comments

  • +1

    Price in title.

    $30.38

    • +6

      Noticed it just as you posted - time for bed and to dream of IDE drives….

      • Goodnight :D

      • What about SCSI?

        • I even remember ESDI.

          • @BewareOfThe Dog: Its so easy these days. Back pre 1998ish, all drives had to be set on n the bios. If you any settings wrong, such as cylinders, heads, sectors etc, the drive wouldn't read/write. Up until 93=94, these settings would not be on the drive label, so we relied on info from bbs's or hardware manuals. There were so many drive manufacturer back then, now are like less than 10?

          • +2

            @BewareOfThe Dog: MFM or RLL anybody?

            • @bamzero: I vaguely recall them, but couldn't remember what they were called.

              Then there were also the various cd rom standards - scsi, panasonic, sony and mitsumi (or proprietary? ). Then IDE was a standard, until USB or Sata.
              Was mitsumi IDE? I vaguely recalled they ate the same ribbon cable?

              • @BewareOfThe Dog: Found (this)[https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/15848/how-did-sony-panasonic-and-mitsumi-cd-rom-drives-differ-from-the-later-atapi-st].
                I just recall plugging an ide drive into the mitsumi interface on a sb and it worked?

              • @BewareOfThe Dog: Are not ate. ;)

              • @BewareOfThe Dog: I don't remember what the CDROM interface types were but yeah now I remember the soundcards used to have the interface for the CDROM on them, and there were usually at least 3 connectors cater for the different standards.

                Of course that was after you had finished setting your I/O, IRQ and DMA jumpers to avoid conflicts.

                They got it easy these days 😄

        • Still the best named. Pronounced s-cuz-see for the kiddos amount us.

          Still used in some areas, I see it pop up in PLC and other industrial automation systems too often.

  • +1

    Must do a lot of entertaining to need to buy so many 90s coasters in bulk.

  • +6

    12yo me would've loved filling these up with Creed albums.

    • -1

      "creed albums"

  • +3

    I still have 200 blank BD-R Discs in the cupboard somewhere.

    • +4

      You don't know where you cupboard is?

      • +1

        I have several, and no where they are. Maybe its in a closet?

        • +1

          Man you haven't seen the amount of stuff crammed into my bedroom wardrobe I'm a hoarder.

  • +1

    Hmm, only issue is that 25GB isn't much these days, and also not many PCs even have optical disc drives anymore, which limits usefulness.

    • +3

      limits usefulness.

      If I find a flash drive somewhere I'll probably pick it up and stick it in something to see what's on it. If I find an optical disk it's not gonna get a second look. Security through obfuscation - might not be the best but it's something.

  • +1

    For regular BD-R s, this is not an exceptionally good price.

    On Jul, two packs of 25 Datalife disks were around 33 bucks.

  • I can't buy this a pack of 53 feels wrong.

    • +4

      It's a Prime number.

  • +1

    You joke, however the longevity as a backup medium is unparalleled by flash or magnetic medium.

    • +2

      Until you realise half of the files are corrupted because of a write failure or a tiny scratch

    • Only longevity is the 3-2-1 rule.

      • This is true. Still if you put optical media away properly it will last decades.

  • Oh my god, my good time with dvd is to burn some good western and eastern study materials. Good old days

  • +1

    Thanks for the memories OP.

  • Good deal, would have jumped to grab a pack as they would have been great for my long term backups, but Blu-Ray burner drives are just too pricey and never could warrant the price.

    • +1

      I still use my WH14NS60 from 2015 :D

  • +1

    Amazon JP has good prices for BD-R. I got 50 GB discs are they were at better price point. I haven't checked 100 GB discs though. still pretty expensive.

  • @digitalaxon Appreciate your post, very entertaining 👍

  • +3

    I bought some BD-R M-Discs (yes, yes I know there's a hot debate on their benefits etc.) from Amazon JP for a good price ($25 - 5 Pack of 25GB). I used them to make cold storage backups of photos and videos of my kids and some other important files. Burned on a Verbatim/Pioneer USB-C drive and then vacuum sealed them with silica packets and placed that in a water/air/light proof box. Then gave a copy to family members in different households. They're by no means my only copy, just a part of my back up plan. I'm not crazy…

    • +1

      If you are actually in the market for these you should know that the datalife plus discs are literally identical to M discs. This hasn't always been the case so there is a lot of confusion, but you are definitely paying more for no value. They are better than regular BD-Rs however

      • Yeah I found that out after comparing the MIDs. The M-Disc BD-Rs used to have a "MIlLEN-" MID, but now they're all "VERBAT-". I've looked into getting a spindle of the datalife+ discs, I really don't like inkjet printable discs though.

  • +1

    Still using 1.44mb floppys here

  • Got 50 in July from Amazon Germany https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/857239 for $34.33.

  • I've never used BD-R, needed to Google what it is when seeing this post.
    At home still have two columns of CD-Rs which stored priated Disney movies, as well as the projects/docs of my engineering course.

    BTW, what does "inkjet printer" in this post?
    Thanks

    • +1

      I think you can print nice labels on the back of it instead of writing Toy Story 3 in sharpie.

  • +1

    Sssoooo….. now I need a deal on a burner!

    • +1

      THIS^^^ hahaha
      I was looking for Burners to go with this, but the cheapest was an internal for $80, which i don't want internal, not any more, and then, external $170, at least from brands and shops i trusted.

      • +1

        You can find used ones on ebay for ~$25 from ewaste places (at least back then). I am using my internal one as external with a SATA to USB3 adapter as my new PC doesn't have any 5.25 bays

  • +1

    For anyone wondering based on photos from user reviews these look to be HTL (better than LTH) and made in Japan by IO Data (which is normal for Verbatim BD-R media). Probably the next best BD-R blanks since Japanese made Panasonic BD-R's have stopped being manufactured not long ago. These discs will last a long time if you take care of them (burn at designated speed, don't stack them on top of each other in sleeves, keep them in cakebox or jewel cases, place in dark nonhumid cool place).

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