The problem is material degradation. Optical discs commonly used for burning, such as CD-R and CD-RW, have a recording surface consisting of a layer of dye that can be modified by heat to store data. The degradation process can result in the data "shifting" on the surface and thus becoming unreadable to the laser beam.
"Many of the cheap burnable CDs available at discount stores have a life span of around two years," Gerecke says. "Some of the better-quality discs offer a longer life span, of a maximum of five years."
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O tempo de vida de muitos artigos segue uma curva em forma de sino, portanto, se a média for de 2 anos, em uma amostra grande o suficiente, você encontrará um que dura um mês.