[Bikers4Bush]

Well I have some from the 80's that are still good as new and work just fine so at least 20+ years.

Admittedly I personally don't trust the digital age and just got a digital camera recently after giving in to my wife.

I still prefer having negatives but you can't beat the ability to delete bad pictures.

Whoever comes up with the ability to transfer digital images to negatives cost effectively will make a mint.

[AaronInCarolina]

Well I have some from the 80's that are still good as new and work just fine so at least 20+ years.

I suspect you are referring to commercially-created CD's, not the less reliable home-burned CD's. I think the issue is that the home-burners don't create discs that are as reliable long-term as the commercially-produced discs.