on 11/19/02 9:51 PM, Charles Martin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> From: Gerald Uhlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> When I can, I plan to put in a 20 gig hard drive, as soon as I find one >> cheap enough. 20 gig may seem small to many of you, but that's twice >> the >> size of what I really need. > > By the time you can afford it, the minimum will probably be 40 gig. > Twenty gig drives are getting scarce. But by then the price will have > come down as well. :) > It will probably be a used drive, say from someone who upgraded to something larger and didn't want to keep the old one. They have a lot of those "Computer Show And Sale" thingees around here, so I *should* be able to find a used one cheap enough.
>> I only keep current projects and enough >> downloaded junk from the net until it's enough to fill a CD-R, then >> burn >> copies and delete them from the HD. >> > An admirable backup habit, to be sure, but I can't help but think you > are losing an awful lot of productivity by constantly having to look up > and read from the much slower CD-Rs. A larger hard drive would be a big > efficiency boost, and with your already-developed discipline I should > think backups wouldn't be a problem. True, but the speed is just fine from a CD-R - only a slight delay if it has to spin up, at least on this machine. Not a problem at all with audio files. One nice thing about iTunes is it tells me which disc the song is on so I don't have to remember where I'd put it. On the other hand, it does get to be a pain swapping CDs all the time. > >> So what do you think? Should I go ahead and take the OS X plunge now? >> Or >> should I continue waiting until I install another 128 MB RAM? Any >> hints, >> tips and tricks I should know first? > > I'd say you can take the OS X plunge now, though if things are working > fine for you at the moment you might want to wait till you can further > update the HD and RAM -- it will make for a smoother experience, since > you will be installing OS X and 9 "fresh" on a new drive, always a good > idea. I think I'll go ahead and install it tonight. I've already backed up all the important stuff anyway to make room. I'm just trying to get an idea what to expect with OS X and get familiar with it before I put in a new hard drive and more RAM - to make sure it will be worth spending the money on. I have a feeling though that I'll probably have to continue to boot in OS 9 most of the time anyway, for now, as I don't have many OS X programs yet. Thanks Charles, and everyone for your input. Gerry P.S. I still have my old PowerMac 7600 set up in case anything goes wrong! -G -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
