Ronin Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 Don't get me wrong, I"ve got a 40g in this box and another 40 in the server and I would like to increase the size of that one, if I had the spare cash. But with these monster drives I have to wonder how many people are just installing the OS on one big arse partition and not breaking it down into smaller more logical partitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramfree17 Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 Don't get me wrong dont worry, i didnt. i was also merely pointing some of my opinions. i gnash my teeth when i see a (windows) partition spanning more than 5 GB. and then they will complain that their system is slowing down after some use! when i try to teach them the benefits of splitting down a partition (wear and tear, defragmentation time, data encapsulation, etc.) i only end up wasting my breath and being frustrated (well most of the time). ciao! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcdragon Posted January 11, 2003 Report Share Posted January 11, 2003 20GB small!! I've only got 6GB. The Cheapest new HD's I can get in NZ cost NZ$140 which makes them a rather expensive purchase for a University Student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramfree17 Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 ...which makes them a rather expensive purchase for a University Student. i know the feeling. i was one of the first to have a computer in our batch (a speed demon Pentium 166 with 16MB ram!!!) as a gift from my parents for finishing high school with, lets just say, good standings. when i graduated from college, nothing has changed because i cannot save enough to buy a single accessory (cheap speakers dont count) while my batchmates were sporting Pentium II 3?? machines with whooping 128MB ram. :( the first upgrade that i did with my second paycheck was to buy a larger harddisk because 2.1GB wasnt cutting it anymore for me and my brother. hopefully you can quickly get a job when you finish school. :) ciao! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 I have asked this question also and Mandrake told me that there was a linit of 80 GB and anything above depended on your hardware ( if it supported it...). But this is a time ago, so if you want to be sure, ask it again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyv Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 20GB small!! I've only got 6GB. The Cheapest new HD's I can get in NZ cost NZ$140 which makes them a rather expensive purchase for a University Student. Wow another New Zealand user, what with Paul, you & me that makes like 3 of us (i have a uni degree too). Soon we shall take over this board Muahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Yes it's hard to buy computer components when at uni, the subjects can be interesting but the pay really sux!. So you get a job after thats usually boring but the pay is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 i have a uni degree too I feel so stoopid ........ DON'T LOOK AT ME ..... I'M HIDEOUS !!!! So you get a job after thats usually boring but the pay is better. that's what I did, instead of going to uni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 .....for a University Student. by the way ... what uni ... southern scarfie? mooloo? jafa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludootje Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Still 20 gigs for me.. sigh.. 200 gigs.. what can I put in there... pr0n of course ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted January 13, 2003 Report Share Posted January 13, 2003 Still 20 gigs for me.. sigh.. 200 gigs.. what can I put in there... pr0n of course ;) But of course silly me. What other reason is there for having a drive that big but to put pr0n on it. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lade Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 I found a use for that much. Trying to convert DV tape onto the computer and about 5 minutes of footage takes up 1Gb!! I have about 6 hours I need to edit and sort out. Of course it could be pr0n footage. (Why is it spelt pr0n? I'm just a little sheep) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 (Why is it spelt pr0n? I'm just a little sheep) It's the l33t haxor way to spell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lade Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 I've never understood that stuff. I cant be too old for it (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludootje Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 yes, it comes from the '1337-talk', but those words are sometimes also used to avoid that the forum replaces the word by asterikses too, afaik. normally, I hate that 'language' (if it can be considered as such), so no idea why I wrote that word like that actually :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 It's probibly also spelt pr0n for the same reason Metallica was misspelled on Napster. To get around censors and filters that can be in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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