More questions regarding going the "ripyercdsandforgetaboutem" idea.

If I go that route, I'll need to buy some more storage space for my computer. I'd wanted to add some space anyway, so I was looking at some firewire drives.

I like this one. It's 250gb, looks nice, and can be had for about $225. The other drive that I've looked at is this one. It's only 120gb, but twice as fast. It can be had for $180. How important is that extra speed? More important than the extra space? Getting the speed and the space is more than I want to spend.