MO are a dead end now, I don't think anyone is still making them. The last units I know about were 5.2GB drives and those were known to be buggy as hell.
The media itself is encased in a sturdy case and the stuff is supposed to last a very long time (look up the wiki). Its like CDR but with a phase change while you burn for added stability.
I have half a dozen 1.3GB (650MB/side you can flip them and use both sides) drives (5.25" SCSI with tons of media) and a 3.5" 230MB drive (single sided). Never seen a bad cart before.
Before MO was popular you also had WORM drives (recordable media in a strong case but not rewritable), I have a few drives for IBM PS/2 systems.
The media itself is encased in a sturdy case and the stuff is supposed to last a very long time (look up the wiki). Its like CDR but with a phase change while you burn for added stability.
I have half a dozen 1.3GB (650MB/side you can flip them and use both sides) drives (5.25" SCSI with tons of media) and a 3.5" 230MB drive (single sided). Never seen a bad cart before.
Before MO was popular you also had WORM drives (recordable media in a strong case but not rewritable), I have a few drives for IBM PS/2 systems.