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Shampoobra

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9. Yes, but with this many digital purchases...

Reply to jakeXT (Reply #7)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 03:38 AM

Oct 2013

...I'd probably need a terabyte-sized external hard drive to back everything up. And it's not truly "backed up" if I only have them on one drive, so that means buying two terabyte-sized drives.

It would cost about $180 to $200 for two of those. What's the point of buying digital downloads if I also have to buy physical hardware to store them?

Besides, I would have to have had those drives purchased and ready to use before I bought the season. Now, those 8 minutes simply don't exist anymore in Amazon's downloadable format.

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A friendly warning: Don’t be too quick to get rid of all those DVDs and Blu-rays [View all] Shampoobra Oct 2013 OP

That sucks! cyberswede Oct 2013 #1

This was actually the second time they did this to me Shampoobra Oct 2013 #2

Kick Shampoobra Oct 2013 #3

Whole books have been removed due to copyright etc before... uriel1972 Oct 2013 #4

I just now discovered a pleasant surprise Shampoobra Oct 2013 #8

I'd never assume you own the content even though you paid for it. davidpdx Oct 2013 #5

My mistake was assuming Amazon wouldn't dare mess with the goose that laid the golden egg Shampoobra Oct 2013 #6

Can you download the content to a harddisk? Nt jakeXT Oct 2013 #7

Yes, but with this many digital purchases... Shampoobra Oct 2013 #9

I thought owning an online stream/ download is cheaper and instant gratification jakeXT Oct 2013 #10

Downloads definitely have their advantages and disadvantages Shampoobra Oct 2013 #11

I have a 1.5Tb external USB 3.0 drive. Cost me $90 on sale at the time. hobbit709 Oct 2013 #12

Valuable post worth a kick...n/t dixiegrrrrl Dec 2013 #13