So, for Christmas Beck gave me something that I have wanted... and somewhat needed for a long time. Storage space. No... she did not buy me a shed to go in the backyard... she bought me a 160gb Western Digital "My Book" external hard drive. It is awesome! I currently have three 40gb internal slave drives. One in each of my computers. So to be able to consolidate and maximize I now have one drive that will hold it all. Music, photos, projects, freelance work, graphic design... all of it. Woo Hoo!!!! Let the organization begin.Now... my frustration does not lie in the gift. It lies in the "Giga-Tax". Why is it when I buy a 160gb drive I only receive 149gb. Did the government make this product? I mean it would make sense. When I receive my paycheck... I don't receive the full amount... I receive a check for a portion of what is truly earned... and the government takes a large portion without me ever seeing it. That's not a tax... That's a jack. So I guess my chief frustration is really called a "Giga-Jack" If the manufacturer knows they cannot create an accurate 160gb device... and the closest they can come without going over is 149gb... call it a 150gb. I can deal with loosing one gig of storage but eleven... Come on. Eleven gigs is a lot of space. Thats almost 10,000 pictures. 2,000 songs.
That's just a lot of information to be promised and not delivered.
