I finally bought a DVD+-R/RW drive. It even does dual-layer burning.
| Media | Cost | Number | Cost Per | Bytes | Cost per GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD-R | $25 | 100 | $0.25 | 737280000 | $0.36 |
| DVD-R | $40 | 50 | $0.80 | 4700000000 | $0.18 |
See! I’ll save money inthe long run! 278 GiB or 64 DVD-Rs in the future.
Additional research shows that I paid too much for that DVD-R spindel at the store.
UPDATE 2005-07-03: Finding the cheapest source online, I get:
| (price includes shipping) | |||||
| Media | Cost | Number | Cost Per | Bytes | Cost per GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD-R | $17.40 | 100 | $0.17 | 737280000 | $0.25 |
| DVD-R | $15.25 | 50 | $0.31 | 4700000000 | $0.07 |
The moral of the story: buy everything online.