Should I Upgrade To 60 Gbs Or 80 Gbs?

**Supernatural** · 03-25-2003, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by vivitron 15@25 March 2003 - 16:38
definitely go for the biggest u possibly can......don't u remember when windows came on floppy disks?

I do.....I remember being astonished it filled up MORE THAN 1 3.5".

and that was only a few years ago, Im not that old.

A wise man once said "if ur buying PC equipment, always get the best you can afford, cos in a week its rubbish, otherwise"

That's exactly what I'm saying. We all use K-lite here, so we know how fast 80 GB can be filled up (if you have broadband, that is). 120GB is the best value today. GB to dollar ratio is about 75 cent per gig. Not too shabby...

**vivitron 15** · 03-25-2003, 10:12 PM

in fact, worth serious consideration is a dvd burner...

1 DVD disk = 4.7 gig
disks £1 each....so 4.7Gig per pound...cheaper than a HDD!

clearly no sub, but for that tenth HDD uve been thinking about, worth considering for the dls you want to keep

**Supernatural** · 03-25-2003, 10:19 PM

DVD recorders are too much of a hassle right now. They are very slow (2x is high speed

) and the companies have this stupid format war going on. The drives themselves are very expensive. It just isn't a smart move to get one right now. I remember just 3 years ago when people where goin nuts over the "super fast" 4x CD recorders, paying $400-$500 for it. Now people will hurl at the mention of a 4x CD recorder.

**vivitron 15** · 03-25-2003, 10:23 PM

yeah, this is true, but for £100, you can get an OK one, and for backing up films etc, worth looking at in the long run, as a cheap option. (compare to £150 for a 120gig drive)

It all depends on the quantity u dl, i suppose

**Supernatural** · 03-25-2003, 10:28 PM

Samsung has a 120GB for about $100.

**Luca_Snipes** · 03-25-2003, 10:37 PM

Originally posted by Supernatural@25 March 2003 - 22:19
DVD recorders are too much of a hassle right now. They are very slow (2x is high speed  ) and the companies have this stupid format war going on. The drives themselves are very expensive. It just isn't a smart move to get one right now. I remember just 3 years ago when people where goin nuts over the "super fast" 4x CD recorders, paying $400-$500 for it. Now people will hurl at the mention of a 4x CD recorder.

There are now a large number of 4x DVD burners which are reducing in price, and if there is a worry about compatability with the differant formats thet Sony DRU-500A does them all, looks good, doesn't cost that much more, and the disks will play in most domestic players, the XBox and the PS2....

**Huh?** · 03-26-2003, 10:58 PM

60GB or 80GB??? Duh! If you have the money go for the biggest one you can get.

Hell, I've got over 1 Terabyte of Hdd space. For those that don't know what a Terabyte is, its 1,024GB. Hard to believe most of it is filled up too.