>>> guess there isn't a convenient modality for backing up 500GB of data?
>> There is - but not for sane prices, no.
> 
> A 1.5 GB SATA Seagate Barracuda drive costs a mere $95 from newegg.
> 
> I guess that arguably is an insane price - insanely cheap.

I don't know, man... Backing up spinning disk to... spinning disk? Is 
that such a sensible idea?

(Then again, I don't have any hard data on the reliability of HD verses 
tape verses CD. I've heard that spinning HD up and down wears it out 
faster than keeping it spinning, but I don't know if that's true...)

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