Problem
You re a home computer user and amateur photographer with almost 500 GB of digital photos stored on your hard disk. You're running short of disk space and want to archive photos on removable optical discs. Investigate the capacity and cost of different recordable and rewritable CD and DVD media. Which media type offers the lowest cost? Which offers the best performance? Which offers the longest life? Which would you choose and why? Are there any feasible alternatives to optical discs for this purpose?