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Scouse Monkey · 07-17-2005, 01:42 PM

urgh i would not bother will your music on a DVD-RW. Not enough room!!! i would at least go with a small laptop HDD - that will run off 5V giving you enough power to run your screen on the PSU.

I would so not advise keeping all your data ont he DVD as it will have to be on all the time. I suspect there is more risk of an optical drive failing than a HDD as the discs have a mush greater angular momentum. Drives playing CDs don't spin very quick but for mp3s and video it will spin up to a high speed and grab a stack of data and then spin down.

It could be fine and I have considered it but be prepared to switch to a HDD eventually.

Also are programs going to be writing to the DVD when moving? or is it just for ROM when moving?

07-17-2005, 01:42 PM	#5
Scouse Monkey MySQL Error Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 13,521	urgh i would not bother will your music on a DVD-RW. Not enough room!!! i would at least go with a small laptop HDD - that will run off 5V giving you enough power to run your screen on the PSU. I would so not advise keeping all your data ont he DVD as it will have to be on all the time. I suspect there is more risk of an optical drive failing than a HDD as the discs have a mush greater angular momentum. Drives playing CDs don't spin very quick but for mp3s and video it will spin up to a high speed and grab a stack of data and then spin down. It could be fine and I have considered it but be prepared to switch to a HDD eventually. Also are programs going to be writing to the DVD when moving? or is it just for ROM when moving? __________________ If you want more answers on anything I have posted you can find me at digital-car.co.uk or skiing or diving or doing somthing else fun!