J.J said:I think it's those 3.5'' HDD is quite cheap now a days.
A 200Gb HDD only cost around $200+ right?
Clown said:if important images, use RAID 1 to accumulate, then use tape drive backup.
weekh said:Are these external or internal HDD?
If these are external with USB, I don't mind getting them. Cost will be about the same as a DVD disk.
weekh said:What is RAID 1?
squalle said:just buy a normal internal IDE HDD
then buy the case
which the cost varies a lot depending on quality and brand of course
but, remember, HDD will fail for sure
Clown said:DVD and CD will fail after 5 years depending on quality of the disc.
HDD retains the magnetic info indefinitely.
so does tape. but tape is less likely to spoil and takes up less space.
marican said:Bro, after spending $$$$$ on cdr, dvd r, etc, i realized best method is to get a 200GB hard disk in a portable enclosure.
I just save EVERYTHING in side. So fast, so easy. Burning DVD is possible, but its DAMN mah fan to have to insert and remove dvd just to browse ur pics, and after 1 yr, u confirm forget wat pics are in your DVDs. Not to mention its damn mah fan to burn 20 DVDs if u have 80 gb of pics (quite ez if u shoot raw).
Now everything i have is on a 200gb. Im intending to buy new HDD every 1 or 2 year to replace the older one just in case. I also keep all my other important docs on a HDD.