Your first ever computer?

innerspaceboy · 02-17-2015, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

@innerspaceboy: I take all of what you're saying, but what about how slow your computer goes while all this is happening? I found my resources got quite limited, especially if I was downloading or doing any graphic work. It takes so long to upload and then you're in a position where your PC is crawling perhaps. And what happens if that company goes out of business (happens all the time)? What happens to your data then?

I would upload important data, like videos I made that could never be duplicated, but not all files: it would take forever.

The system is a 3.2 quad core AMD with 8GB DDR3 and the aforementioned fiber optic connection. Built it for just under $400 a few years ago. Nothing fantastic, but it gets the job done.

The 44GB/day 52-day transfer still left me enough bandwidth to surf, though I did have to curb my resouce-intensive tasks just a bit.

That aside, it was no big deal and now that I'm over the hump it's smooth sailing.

As for the "critical data only" comment, my situation is unique as 37% of the artist/label folders have 50-350 albums each, so it's all critical. (See my Top Archives link below).

And the out-of-business scenario is always a possibility, hence the local external.

It's all good, baby.