| Slesreth Bélias Slenesh
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wisconsin Age: 24
Posts: 247
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Yo, mena!
Yes external drives are very worth it. I have my personal setups to include two enclosed externals and a a hot swap swap case for internal drives. This setup gives me a total of 7 external drives, since I can even swap out my boot drives on my desktop.
I have my drives even more sepecialized thean t3ku. with one drive for A-L anime, one for M-Z. One for movies, one for live action TV, one music, one for backing up pics and programs. and one for my XP Pro install, and one for my Vista install.
While this setup is more than the average user needs it gives you an idea of can be done. And btw, this setup cost less than $500, not including the Windows installs. Although this can be attributted to the fact none of the drives are over 250gs, with the smallest being 80.
Consider you options carefully. What do want to store on the external drive? Will the purchased drive be future proof? Do keep your anime after you've watched it or delete it? Etc.
Since I tend to rip alot of movies and I keep the anime I download I set up a system that will be highly expandable until the day we will no longer use hard drives.
The best advice that can be said is to buy the largest one you can afford on your budget. I've yet to meet someone who said that they wish they had less space for storage!
Good luck and enjoy!
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Characters I have Claimed: Fan Clubs Quizzes say that I am: Spoiler
You are Konata. You are video game & manga addicted. You are technically considered a geek but you are very determined one if you put your mind to the test. You like to bug other people & love to scare the people who get scared really easily. You have such a dirty mind that it is easily shown every time the subject of an adult game is brought up. That dirty trait was influenced by your father. You are easily distracted when you're trying to study & is too lazy to put effort into your work but if there's something you want, you find a way to get it. Since your mother died when you were very young, you do all the house work & take a lot of responsibility with your house work but not homework.
 Proud. Driven. You fix on your objective and stick to it. Some people may see you as cold or even cruel, but they just can't see past your prickly surface. At heart, you care about your companions and may be a little more sensitive than you'd like to admit.
You're Aizen Sousuke, Captain of the Fifth Division! People find it easy to trust you, and who wouldn't? You're always saying kind things to people and taking on various causes for their sake. However, maybe there is something else that you're thinking? Either way, there are surely a lot of people who look up to you and that would defend you, in return, at a moment's notice.
You are a Vampire. You live for the night, and nothing thrills you more than the hunt, and then the kill. No one really understands you, or what you are, but you really just don't care. You let them think what they want about you. You prefer to remain apart from the world, mostly because it bores you to tears, but also because your involvement would cause conflict, and could possibly disrupt the secretive lifestyle that is necessary for those like you. When it comes to love, you are perfectly capable of opening your heart, but in the past you have suffered from loss and long for another who you can spend your eternity with.
Your word:Blood
Your color: Red - blood, passion, rage, intelligence
Your element: Fire
Your number: 666
Your emotion: Wrath
Your candy: Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries Do not open! Private!
Last edited by slesreth; 05-04-2008 at 03:41 PM.
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