using an sd card for archiving

[chinadoll]

Am thinking of buying an sd card for archiving photos....has anyone else done this before ....are there any drawbacks....want to avoid having to write to cd ....thanks.

[LeMarchand]

It will be a lot more expensive than buying a few CDs...

[scatman]

Right, SD cards are insanely exspensive compared to CDs and won't last much longer, they will deteriorate over time much like CDs. Best you can do is buy a pack of branded CDs (they'll cost more but last longer) and keep them nice and safe in cases, back them up onto other high quality cds (or dvds) in a couple of years time. Nothing digital will last forever.