what to get for $250?
 

I am a college student and recently received a gift of $250 for Hannukah. I have a DVX, miller tripod, sanken cs-1 mic, batteries, filters, etc... So now all i guess i need is an upgrade to my computer. What do you think I should get? Everything on my comp is about 2.5 years old. I was thinking maybe a DVD burner? a new hard drive? Maybe additional accessories for the DVX? A gold plated dreidle? What do you guys think?

I vote DVD burner

after that an extra battery or a light.

DVD burners are pretty cheap these days. You've almost enough to get a burner AND a nice, fat hard drive.

Personally I like the chocalate dreidles I used to get as a kid about 100 years ago. $250 would fill my chocaholic void nicely BUT in keeping with the spirit of the moment I'd go for a DVD burner and a big fat delicious hard drive.
Cherry Channukah,
Don

You might want to consider putting that money toward a remote lens controller such as a VariZoom or Zoe. Those things change the way you shoot video. I wouldn't take my camera anywhere without one.

thank guys... I just bought a plextor 708A. The fastest DVD writer to this day! oh yeah, and theres a $50 rebate if you buy before 12/31 making it only about $150 from Newegg.com. What a deal! (and no, i dont work for newegg/plextor :))

That leaves you a hundred bucks for chocolate dreidles!
Don