[CS-FSLUG] Putting Linux on a Sony Viao

[Nathan T.]

On 6/16/06, Jim Isbell, W5JAI <jim.isbell at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have been spending the evening looking at EBay and the price of a
> replacement HD is only about $1 per GB so I am thinking that the best
> thing to do is replace the 5.5GB with a 100GB drive and there will be
> no problems with space.
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I hope you're not implying that you're going to pick up a used hard
drive. I've almost been tempted to spend money on E-Bay too, and at
one point I bought a 5 Gig drive off someone I knew for 5$, but it
didn't last more than a month, and by the time someone is offering
them used they usually aren't going to.

A dollar a gigabyte is about the same price as you'll get in a store
for a brand new drive when they come on sale, even here in Canada. My
advice which you may take as you please, is to pick one up new in a
store with a proper manufacturer warranty.

I personally prefer to go without something rather than to buy it used
and have it last only just long enough for me to become accustomed to
having it.