[CoLoCo] Notebook drive

[David Overcash]

I completely and totally agree with David.  Hard drives are a dime a dozen
for a reason (they're all virtually the same parts and you pay for brand if
anything).  The best thing you can do is go cheap and figure that it'll last
the 3 years that any hard drive does and after that time you should replace
it to make sure your data is preserved.

Backups are a must for anything if you really care about your data....  so
backup your /Home/ and you should be good to go.  (That's really the
greatest thing about Linux, isn't it?  Copy that folder to a new install and
it's practically your old machine minus a few apps).

-David


> My advice is always to buy the cheapest thing you can get (per gigabyte)
> and make sure
> to have at least one copy of your stuph as far as away from the live copy
> as
> practicable, unless you're a gamer, then consider buying the really fast
> drive.
>
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