Tara ,'Empty Places'
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Does anyone have a favorite digital media server they could recommend?
I have about 3000 DVDs at work taking up way too much space (currently in about 15 albums) and would love to be able to ingest them onto a networked server instead.
[eta: these are screeners, not commercial DVDs, so there are no extras or special features or anything that we'd need the actual discs for. Just a bunch of TV shows and outs reels. We would need the ability to pull them into FCP to create clips from.]
HMOG.
That's right holy Mother of Gonzo
I paid $170 for this just three-four months ago.
Seagate FreeAgent Desktop Drive 750GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive ST307504FDA1E1-RK$119
FRYS.com #: 5478349
* Capacity: 750GB * USB 2.0 & 1.1 * 8MB Buffer * 7200RPM * 5 Year Warranty
PRICE GOOD FOR ONLINE PURCHASES ONLY
Limited Quantities On Hand - Limit One per Customer, While Supplies Last, no rainchecks or substitutions.
Limit 1 per Household. (when purchased between 05/16/2008 and 05/20/2008)
oh wait, I bought the one with eSATA and USB.
Phew.
Still? $119 for 750GB and 5 year warrantee.
Also, Blockquote did not work there. Hmmm.
AVG free 8.0 upgrade is out: [link]
Daniel, I'm not sure what the difference is between the one you linked and the one you bought,and how much it matters for storage.
Also? I'm typing on my new laptop. It's an HP with a 2.0GHz dual core processor and 3G RAM. I'm happy, but will be happier once I figure out where all the keys are. Thanks for all the help, dudes.
The difference is that the one I bought has another connector, should I ever upgrade to a computer that uses the new Serial ATA hard drive controllers, and has an external port.
It can also handle a module that can swap that eSATA port out with a firewire connector.
In terms of actual storage? none.
silly question here. As I've started to clean & declutter my wee lil apartment, I've determined I have an awful lot of old computer stuff. Anyone interested in:
Doubt it, but couldn't hurt to ask. One never knows what one collects.
That said, I'll probably take them to the haz-waste recycle center. Shame, they still work
Omnis,
I'd probably collect the 5300 if I were near you, if only to give my mom a laptop to write letters on.
However, I may be getting some carcuses of newer dead mac laptops from a couple of people here, maybe.
Hmmm.
If you can't find takers here, you could just put the whole shebang on Craigslist for free, perhaps?
Daniel, when i get home tonight, I'll see if it boots (its been years). If you pay shipping, I'm happy to give it to you. Would you want the yamaha 2x external burner with 2 gig drive?
I gave a gigantic old DOS-based suitcase computer to someone here a couple of years ago. Does anyone remember that, and if so, has it been of any use to you?