Perigee123

Hard Drives. Oh god... hard drives. Honestly, it's the #1 seek-and-kill. I'd pass up a 200-buck 40-inch flatscreen for a 100-buck hard drive. I have hard drives rotting in a drawer because their capacity has become trivial over the years. I do believe I could back up the Internet at this point...

Hey, guys - a couple of things; 1) I know that some folks that are after Apple are looking for the latest/greatest, but for those of you that can forego that, I have an alternative for you. I just bought an Ipod Touch 64Gig 3Gen for about 220.00 and an Ipad 1, 32Gig for 260.00 through a long, careful hunt on ebay. Deals Are out there, as long as you are careful. And warranties for these items are available at a nominal cost. Determine your use/needs for these items, and if a previous gen will fit them, a little patience will bring huge savings. 2) I decided I wanted to get a second tablet, for use at work, and I started sniffing around. I'm sure there Will be cheap tablets available on BF... BUT. Be Very aware of what, if any, apps will be available for them. Forget Apple Apps store - those Won't work if it's not an ipad. It's Incredibly important that you make sure that you have a source for apps on the tablet, and the apps for the tablet you can get will suit your wants/needs. A tablet is fun, but if all you get is an MP3 player and a touch-screen calculator, even 75 bucks will be buyers remorse.

I bought a refurb 20G HD from Amazon for about 30 simoleons, and it's been working exactly as well as the 100-buck, out-of-the-plastic new one I had bought at Gamestop - and it's been better than six months.