Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]-----Original Message----- On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 10:42 AM? >>>- the theory being that short of a building collapse or newquler war, it will probably be possible to pay someone to get my images off the disc if it dies. Is this not correct, IT mavens out there? B. D. >>> While no maven, I determined that data retrieval is VERY expensive. So I backup the backup. 300GB would be great and maybe even worth the repair in case of malfunction. On the other hand beyond a certain capacity the price per MB increases dramatically ($90 for 200 GB and $250 for 300). My first computer (circa 1980) was a XT with a whopping 10 megs of storage. "There you go kid, you'll never fill that one up", said the salesman. Over the years I found that we will never have enough space, thus the need for additional drives. Joe