[Leica] Re: Backups

[reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid)]

> To use hard drives solely for archival backup seems a waste. Good quality 
> DVDs store 4.7 Gb and cost about 50 cents each when purchased in bulk.

True enough, but I typically shoot 5-7GB of images in one day. That means 
I'd need 2 DVDs per day, which becomes a management and storage problem. A 
500GB hard drive will hold 3 months' worth of pictures and costs US$100; 
that's approximately the same price as the DVDs, vastly more convenient, and 
in my opinion is more likely to last a long time.