I NOW use cd-rw along with cd-r's because I used to think I didn't need cd-rw's. I would wait for 650Mb of info to amass on my hard drive and then back up on cd-r. THEN, my hard drive failed...I lost EVERYTHING I had not backed up to that point (I didn't want to burn `til I reached 650Mb). When you have spent around 100 hours building your first 3D models and then lose them because you didn't use cd-rw's...you will instantly start wanting to use them. USE cd-rw's! If you are afraid they crap out after 2-3 years...then replace them, they can be bought for around $1.00 a piece now, so no excuse there. I have never had a problem with cd-rw's in any way (losing data). (I use a Yamaha drive & Roxio ez cd creator 5 platinum). I also FULLY erase them after a year, re-format them and stick the files back on, just in case the formatting has been comprised whatsoever. I also suggest using 2 backup's of the same info, never FULLY trust any computer-wise to NOT fail you. Do I sound paranoid yet? If it's data that won't change in content, use cd-r's, if it's ongoing work projects, use cd-rw's, otherwise you will want to wait for a full cd amount of info to burn and you will wait...and maybe lose everything.

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