Quote Originally Posted by Horsepower View Post
The problem with solid state storage media like the SD cards you want is that it relies heavily on clean electricity to work.

If one unfortunate time line surge strikes, all that card will be is toast (and I've seen it happen).
Not really. Just enough power stabilization to maintain a stable computer is enough to write properly. SD Cards do take their power from the motherboard.


The good thing about optical storage however is that whatever happens, all the drive has to do is read the burn patterns from a rotating disc. Even in the event of unfortunate surges, the computer and its drives can get damaged but your data remains intact.
Optical drives are actually more sensitive to power fluctuations than SD cards. I have toasted a lot of CDRs and DVDRs because of a sudden flux of power. Having a UPS helped though.