On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:58:11 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:


"Ralph Mowery" wrote

With the price of external hard drives going from about $ 50 to $ 80 for a
500 GB to 1K GB, it is even cheaper to buy them new. Also you just plug
them into the usb port.
I still like the dvds for the important stuff. Guess that I am one of
those that make several backups.


The nice thing about DVD is you can take them off site and won't be lost in
a fire/flood/tornado situation. Store one in your desk or toolbox at work.
Label it "exercise and diet plan" and no one will ever touch it.

Hard disks are cheap, far more reliable, and almost as portable.