Two words: Not enough.

I'm re-naming files with the date first, then location/subject. Those files are burned to CD's, then the originals are turned into thumbnails (400px on the long side) kept on my hard drive. It didn't take too long to figure out about the thumbnails - loading image files from a CD can take a long time! With the thumbnail, I already know which file and image I'm looking for.

Next stop is a 250gb external drive. Seb's idea of turning off that drive when not in use is a good idea, I'll probably do that. I'll probably want to run that drive off of Firewire 800 - anything I need to consider with that? Just a matter of plugging in a card?

With the external drive, I'll probably keep up the CD's though - extra protection.