[jaygs]

to reiterate a couple good points...The redundant solution suggestion is best. Buy two hard drives and use one as a back-up. I bought a pair of external LaCie 500GB drives ($100 each) -- bad design that I fixed -- they get hot, but not if you put some legs on the case to improve air circulation. I also make two copies of CDRs, one for playing and one for the archives that I keep in a cool dry place. I'll admit that I'm using the LaCie's to store ...gasp...the MP3 versions of my collection...ripped at 320kbps...

Some day the iPod will have a big enough drive to store enough wavs to keep me satisfied, but that day hasn't come yet