[access-uk] Re: CDS - MILESTONE OR USB HARD DRIVE
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:57:38 +0100
Must say Richard I'm with Jackie on this one. The Milestone is a none starter
quality wise.
If I understand what you are asking then I'd say simply go for an external hard
drive as they're so cheap now. I have a 500Gb Seygate or Maxtor - cannot quite
recall which now - which seems plenty fast enough and I find I can very simply
find files with a simple Windows find command (having named them sensibly to
start
with.) Yes, I know there are more sophisticated ways of going about this, and
if
MP3 tagging can be got to grips with, then searching might become easier still.
Mind you, with sizes of external hard drives commonly in the hundreds of
megabytes
you don't have to use lossy formats like MP3 or even AAC now.
If what I read and hear is true, then solid state drives of one or two hundred
Mb
will be with us in a couple of years, seemingly.
Cheers,
Ray.From Ray
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-----Original Message-----
Richard Godfrey-McKay
Subject: [access-uk] CDS - MILESTONE OR USB HARD DRIVE
Hi, Writing on behalf of my (almost) Father-in-Law.
He's a Window-Eyes user who wants to put his CD collection (about 200 discs)
on
to a Pc or digital device. He doesn't need portability, and sound quality and
navigability of his collection is important.
He's been advised to have a Milestone by one person, and to get a USB hard
drive
with CDEX by another.
I've got an opinion, but really need someone to give me an independent view.
Hope that's not too boring for you knowledgeable people. Thanks.
Richard Godfrey-McKay
Tel: (01738) 445 880
Mobile: (07791) 452 593
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