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#31 Post by pianowizard » Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:15 pm

w0qj wrote:External USB hard drives are the way to go, fast transfer, reliable storage, plug-and-play, etc...
Right, but it would be safe to also have a set of backup DVDs. uberT, just connect your USB hard drive to a computer with DVD burner at work or at a friend's place and copy the files to blank DVDs.
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#32 Post by uberT » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:37 am

Yeah, I may consider a DVD burner. The MP3 files can be re-created. Thousands of digital fotos can't.
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