> Btw, it's not about the money, just a shame to replace something that acutally still
> works! :P
 
Yeah, I know.  I have that dilemma as well.  Disposable hardware.  But if you only have one drive right now, a second drive is always useful.
 
I save all my working hardware I've needed/wanted to replace/upgrade and have built a new pc with it all for my wife to use.
 
-paul