Bet on it. For many of us, though, two years is a long time away. Yes, there are removable media options from companies like SyQuest, Iomega, and Seagate. But while the media may be portable, the PC required to run them is not. You can't plug a Zip disk into your car's stereo.
Tapes are less durable than optical.
But users enticed by the price tag should take note of some technical considerations. CD-R is notorious for having complications during recording, especially with buffer problems. You need at least 680MB of free hard drive space for the data spooling. In addition, users should be careful to note that unless certain precautions are taken, you may be wasting a lot of disk space. Also, a new feature called variable packet writing lets you write files one at a time to CD-R via My Computer or any file manager.