Alright, I was leaning pretty heavily toward switching to hard drives instead of DVDs, but I needed something to push me over the edge. This thread has succeeded!
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
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That's just awesome. I'll have to get one.
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Originally Posted by RogueGypsy
I am by no means any kind of expert here but I had a thought while reading this string. What about SD cards or flash media??
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Not really an option. I'm talking a few TB of data here.
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Originally Posted by kutulu
I'd go with the HD, either internal or external. DVD's are a pain in the ass. They take up space, get unorganized, damaged, etc.
I used to copy my Netflix movies to DVDs. Now I rip the movie to an mkv file. It's so much nicer.
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Yes, you understand exactly where I'm coming from then.
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Originally Posted by Flinx
As to the Western Digital HD externals as far as I can tell one is constant on and the other powers on and off with your computer otherwise the specs seem to identical (other then physical size that is).
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That's the only difference I could see, and maybe I'm missing something but I don't see what the point is. If I'm not using it, it's not plugged in, and therefore not on. Do I really need a separate power button?