Thats all well and good but this person is wanting a computer for keeping track of memberships and newsletters not for keeping huge video files.
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 3:46 PM, Derek Smithies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > On Sat, 21 Jun 2008, Steve Holdoway wrote: > > On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:18:07 +1200 (NZST) >> Derek Smithies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> 40gb does not hold many top gear episodes. >>> >>> I've got all of series 10 on an usb stick... >> > Not really. > HDD episodes? or low quality? > > The point is, that once you start getting video media, it is not long > before you run out of room. > > also I think you'll find that 320GB hdds are still around the $100 mark, >> too ): - 750GB seems to be the sweet spot atm at around 24 cents / GB! >> > > Quoting from Dragon's web site, (tastech.co.nz is similar) > > Western Digital (WD5000AAKS/AACS) 500GB Caviar Hard Disk Drive, 7200RPM > 16MB , SATA-300 (SATA-2) - $130incgst > > Western Digital (WD3200AAKS) 320GB Caviar Hard Disk Drive, 7,200rpm, *16MB > cache, SATA-300 (SATA-2) - $100 inc gst. > > yes - you is right... $100 gets you 320GB > > > > Derek. > -- > Derek Smithies Ph.D. > IndraNet Technologies Ltd. > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ph +64 3 365 6485 > Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/ > >
