>The Biggest drive is also the most expensive, and you'll have to
>upgrade it eventually anyway. I agree that you should take one 128 Mb
>stick and leave 2-3 more open memory slots.
>
>Example : 25-30G drive now, SCSI-2, $1000 at least
>or: 8.6G 5400 RPM drive now ($200), 18G 10kRPM drive next year
>($200 according to Moore's law) - total of 26G, new drive probably
>better and faster than the original scsi-2.


    On the other hand, you can get a 20 gig 7200 rpm drive for around $250
to $300, even locally. For the level of performance these drives offer, it's
well worth the investment... And come on, 20 gigs is a LOT of space, even
with today's apps and games.

-Peter

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