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yaksplat:
for an ssd, get a 120 GB.  You'll have enough room for plenty of programs.

I just saw a 120 for $115 a couple days ago at newegg.  OCZ is a great brand.

ark_ader:
Better start buying these up to free up your existing HDDs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106369

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817130145

As things are not going to improve.

http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/11/30/market.still.feeling.effects.of.thai.floods/

MonMotha:
You realize that $100 50 pack of writable Blu-Rays is only ~1.25TB, plus you need the burner at $80.  Even at current prices, a 1-1.5TB HDD is only $120-170.  Fry's is still often putting 2TB on sale for ~$180, sometimes even 3TB for around that price.  The HDD will be much faster, has relatively high speed random access, and won't require you to swap in one of 50 discs to access your data.  I think the HDD still wins.

ark_ader:
This was my argument a few months ago.  Better to buy a £38 1tb HDD than to load up on DVD/BR.  But if the hard drives are drying up with no end in sight.....

I think I also mentioned my DVD catalog going the way of the dodo, due to laser rot, I'm betting BR hasn't got this issue.

The BR is on my latest order, before prices start climbing on those too.

yaksplat:

--- Quote from: ark_ader on December 08, 2011, 03:16:05 pm ---I think I also mentioned my DVD catalog going the way of the dodo, due to laser rot, I'm betting BR hasn't got this issue.


--- End quote ---

AFAIK all burned media has this issue.

Only pressed media is okay forever.  Someone correct me if i'm wrong.

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