There’s never enough storage

Posted by Scout on December 27, 2008

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The 320GB external hard drive I bought just this November is getting filled faster than I thought it would. Less than two months after, it’s now down to exactly 89.7GB. Blame it on torrents, as I’m addicted to documentaries - nature, art, history, and what have you. It’s all good. I’m learning. However, my storage space is also fast shrinking.

So I guess the next step is to go the terabyte level. My preference is to get 2.5″ external drives for their convenience, but the current maximum for this form factor is 750GB, and anyway, it’s way too expensive. External drives with regular 3.5″ inch drives are better priced, though I’ve read enough horror stories from Amazon and Engadget to scare me away, mostly concerning Western Digital MyBooks. It could just be a case of lemons, but I’m not really in a mood to gamble on my data.

There’s always risks. However, Seagate’s reputation and 5-year warranty makes me much more at ease, which is why on March or whenever my Maxtor drive gets filled up, I’m set to purchase a Seagate FreeAgent Desk 1TB. It’s listed on Villman at approximately Php8,500. If you know another store selling it for less, let me know.



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7 Responses to “There’s never enough storage”

  1. Pow on December 29th, 2008 4:12 pm

    Why not burn your downloaded files to DVDs. I still find optical media the cheapest form of storage =) I’m also interested in TV documentaries. What shows do you have in your collection?

  2. Scout on December 29th, 2008 10:03 pm

    I’ve actually considered that, but I’d need to buy an external DVD burner first. For the sake of redundancy, I’ll probably end up getting both. Anything can happen, and I’d hate to lose all those files. I want to show them someday to the kids in my province. They’ll flip. ^_^

    My favorites are the nature documentaries. Historical, tech, and those related to astronomy are also fascinating to watch.

  3. Pow on December 30th, 2008 12:59 pm

    That’s great =) What tech-related documentaries do you have? Do you have MegaStructures in your collection? I have some but am trying to build my collection — couldn’t find old episodes in torrents. =)

  4. Scout on January 1st, 2009 9:57 pm

    Not yet, but I have lots of architecture documentaries. I think I should stop downloading any more videos until I’ve watched every single one in my collection. They’re piling up too fast. Just 70+ gigs left since I last checked. Tsk tsk.

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