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Author:  MustangMarty [ Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Computer karaoke question...
I've gotten enough cdg's now that I'm getting a real workout everytime I carry my cdg cases to a gig. I want to switch over to a laptop or something. A guy I work with is willing to sell me his laptop with a 20 gig hard drive. Without any kind of external hard drive, more or less, how many cdg tracks might I be able to fit on this drive.

Also, What would y'all recommend for an external hard drive? Dell has a 250 gig for $280. I've seen some on ebay for around $300 (also 250 gigs).
Author:  knightshow [ Sat Jan 29, 2005 6:13 pm ]
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20gb as a C drive, depending on the Operating System, would give you 10-15gb of space, assuming no other software is installed on it.

The average "mp3+g" is between 4mb and 6mb in space.

You can put a lot on there, but I would recommend an external hard drive, for space expansion.

http://www.shelbycs.org/technology/howb ... abyte.html

Megabyte (MB) = approximately 1,000 KB or 1,000,000 bytes
Technically a Megabyte is 2 to the 20th power (1,048,576) bytes.
.
Gigabyte = approximately 1000 Megabytes = 1,000,000 Kilobytes = Billion bytes (1,000,000,000 bytes)
Technically a Gigabyte is 2 to the 30th power (1,073,741,824) bytes.

If you have 10gb free, and figure the average converted song is 5mb, you'll get 2097 tracks!!

IF my math is correct.
1,048,576 X 10 DIVIDED by 5,000 = 2097.xxx
Author:  MustangMarty [ Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:15 am ]
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So figuring 5MB per mp3+g, I should look at it like around 200 songs per 1 gig. Right?
Author:  MustangMarty [ Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:26 am ]
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knightshow wrote:
20gb as a C drive, depending on the Operating System, would give you 10-15gb of space, assuming no other software is installed on it.

The average "mp3+g" is between 4mb and 6mb in space.

You can put a lot on there, but I would recommend an external hard drive, for space expansion.

http://www.shelbycs.org/technology/howb ... abyte.html

Megabyte (MB) = approximately 1,000 KB or 1,000,000 bytes
Technically a Megabyte is 2 to the 20th power (1,048,576) bytes.
.
Gigabyte = approximately 1000 Megabytes = 1,000,000 Kilobytes = Billion bytes (1,000,000,000 bytes)
Technically a Gigabyte is 2 to the 30th power (1,073,741,824) bytes.

If you have 10gb free, and figure the average converted song is 5mb, you'll get 2097 tracks!!

IF my math is correct.
1,048,576 X 10 DIVIDED by 5,000 = 2097.xxx


So where could I find an external drive for let's say 4 or 5 brontobytes?
Just kidding, I'd settle for a single terabyte. I figure that would give me enough room for about 200,000 songs! :twisted:
Author:  Flipper [ Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:07 am ]
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For my shows I carry complete backup of my files on a 80 gig western digital, and I'm currently using 35 gigs for about 10,000 songs. I use this in case my main hard drive crashes during a show. I can be back in business in a couple of minutes.

I use a kma file format with MTU's Hoster program. The compression may be different with MP3+G.

There are some great deals running on externals. I just picked up a Western Digital 250 gig External Drive for $179 after rebates from Circuit City for my 2nd system. It's a little overkill but figured I couldn't pass up that kind of deal. Eventually I will use the extra space.

I watch online at Circuit City, Best Buy, Comp USA, and Fry's

Watch for the "Online Only" Specials! Sometimes these are only available for a couple of days, and many times the stores do not even know they exist. You can place your order and pay online then pick it up at a store nearest to you.
Author:  Guest [ Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:39 pm ]
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I Have A Question>>>>>>

I just Backed up all my CDG's on my 160gig External Hard drive.
I am not using my hardrive for my show as of yet.

The question is >>> What if someone Steals my CDG's?... I then Have no Proof That I bought them.

although Id still run my show anyway I was just thinking about the legalities..... Just incase the Karaoke Cops show up at one of my show's..

Anyone got any Ideas on this?

Thanks
Michael
Author:  timberlea [ Sun Jan 30, 2005 8:41 pm ]
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If the originals are stolen and they are not insured for replacement, I have one word for you - Screwed. No originals, no play.
Author:  Flipper [ Sun Jan 30, 2005 9:38 pm ]
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Timber is correct. Without the originals you are screwed!

Everything that I have read on the subject states that you must prove you own the originals. Reciepts are not acceptable proof.

For this reason I keep my CDG's in a Safe.
Author:  knightshow [ Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:38 am ]
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right now, you can get 200gb drives for a mere $80 from www.outpost.com (Fry's Electronics)... and a usb case from other sites for $30!

$110 is a helluva price for an external drive.
Author:  karaokemeister [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:45 pm ]
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If you just 'HAVE' to have a full Terabyte of disc storage look at the Snap 4500 series. A 1 Terabyte server in that format is only about $4500 or so (we just bought 5 of them for work).

Personally, I'd look at other alternatives myself. I'm pricing servers and found a nice 2U box for $699 that looks like it would be perfect and will mount in a rack (2x80GB hard drives).
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