[Hunter33]

Thats my point.

We are being pushed more and more to keep data moving from one medium to another instead of having a solid reliable means of keeping it in one place.

Record data and transfer to your pc from your flash media/mp3 player/whatever (takes up space). Eventually, transfer it to an external backup drive (if you have one) and then eventually record it onto DVD or CD which are unreliable in the longrun.

Or, record it onto MiniDisc and leave it there (copy from as and when needed).

With TB sized drives becoming the norm now, the worry of running out of space is less and less. However there is always the concern about backing stuff up as what happens if that drive dies suddenly? You could lose all that data, unless you back it up..and so it goes on.

Just voicing my concerns/ranting about the way its all going.