been using the classic vinyl look-a-likes for duping desirable parts of the audio collection for in-auto use [OK, so it's a minivan...] without any noticable problems. best part is reactions from people that haven't seen them before, and trying to convince them that the discs are really shrunken records. nice novelty, don't know that I'd rely solely on them for important stuff, which I usually back up at least 2 or 3 times for safekeeping...
Sometimes it is what it is...
and then there's times when it's really better.
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