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| From | "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> |
| Subject | Re: IPOD question(s), please...... |
| Date | Tue, 08 Jul 2003 21:53:21 -0500 |
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At 09:42 PM 7/8/03 -0400, you wrote:
>No Stewart, you are not alone.
>
>I also have had hard drive failures and anyone who thinks that their vast
>mp3 collection is permanent is risking it all. Of course, you can back up
>the files to CD-R, but with hard drives reaching 120 GB and higher, is
>anyone really going to back up that many files to CD-R? I think not.
Im hoping DVD-RW drives prices keep dropping, they are getting very temping
now
- I wonder how many Mp3's a 6.4 gig DVD-Rom will hold?
>I like to think of my CD's as the master copy and I use my PC as a jukebox
>that contains the best cuts from my collection. But would I ever consider
>getting rid of those CDs and rely on a ripped MP3 file (which may or may not
>become obsolete) as the master copy? NO WAY!
I know people who have done exactly that, ripped the CD to Mp3 and sold it
at a
used CD store - just to pay the bills. Even though hard drives are getting
super cheap and are more reliable I still think they are a risky way to hold
data.
At least I know my vinyl collection will never be susceptible to data loss!
Billy
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