> >>You need more than 240 GB (the two plus whatever you have in the
> >>laptop)?  What do you DO with that space?
> >
> >
> > You'd be surprised what 35,000 Canon 10D/D30 RAW images can fill after
> > they've been processed into full depth tif files...and...slide scans of
> > 50-100MB PER IMAGE add up to...
> >
> >
> Haven't you ever heard of compression, or the delete key, for that
> matter?  Of course, you could just keep buying more storage, I guess.

When I can store photos as cheaply as I can today, I see little reason to
delete many files.  I certainly delete obvious goofs, or shots that clearly
hold zero potential on first glance...but you might be surprised at the
number of times I've gone back to image folders I've long since assumed to
be useless, only to discover some real gems that were at first dismissed in
my haste or temporary disinterest.