Thanks, Rob ... I was thinking to just xfer the files for storage. There'd be no need to frequently access them. In fact, depending on which files would be stored, the external drive wouldn't even need to be connected to the 'puter except for the times a particular file was needed. And, if left connected, I think I could use the "no spin" option so that the drive wouldn't even rotate unless it was called upon to access a file. IOW, it would be just like a file cabinet of sorts, sitting there passively unless required to be accessed. Shel
> [Original Message] > From: Rob Studdert > It's difficult to compare storing files on optical media vs hard drive. Hard > drives are easy and efficient when used as on-line storage (internal or > external) however consumer optical technology is relatively poor in this regard > (slow and re-writable media is less stable than write once media). Again hard > drives can be used as an archive media but optical media is far more suitable.
