Yeah, and ATA drive will drop right into a old generation Mac tower. The new G5's use serial ATA though, so you'd have to go external firewire enclosure on those.
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NoiseDesign - Nov 18, 2004 1:37:24 pm PST #38 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
Jessica - Nov 18, 2004 1:45:02 pm PST #39 of 10003
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
The new G5's use serial ATA though, so you'd have to go external firewire enclosure on those.
Ah, good to know.
DCJensen - Nov 18, 2004 1:52:25 pm PST #40 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Just in case, I think I saw a good deal on enclosures in my dealmac.com newsletter recently. Hmmm...
The Triumph Diamond 5.25-inch FireWire enclosure, model no. AM-346F, costs $25 at PC Micro Store. It's the lowest price we know to be available by $2. Add around $6 for shipping. >[link]More: [link]
NoiseDesign - Nov 18, 2004 2:06:23 pm PST #41 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
They aren't the cheapest, but these are my preferred Firewire enclosures. I own 5 of them right now.
DCJensen - Nov 18, 2004 2:32:46 pm PST #42 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
They aren't the cheapest, but these are my preferred Firewire enclosures. I own 5 of them right now.
They also have some open box ones, same warranty, for $8 less. Not much of a discount, but it's something.
Jessica - Nov 18, 2004 2:41:57 pm PST #43 of 10003
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I love you guys, but I should probably mention that the whole new computer thing is very contingent on me cleaning the apartment and finding a pile of money under the couch. It's a sometime-in-the-next-six-months plan, not gonna happen this week.
NoiseDesign - Nov 18, 2004 3:08:54 pm PST #44 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
Yes, I've purchased their open box ones with great results. They also have FW800 versions as well as USB 2.0/FW combo enclosures. They a very compact for a full size drive enclosure (Which is important to me since I have two of them with me at any given time) and they are also silent, there are no fans in the enclosure. The only drawback to that is that they use a line lump power supply.
DCJensen - Nov 18, 2004 5:36:59 pm PST #45 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
the whole new computer thing is very contingent on me cleaning the apartment and finding a pile of money under the couch. It's a sometime-in-the-next-six-months plan, not gonna happen this week.
S'ok Jessica, it's always good to pull out the old geek suit and try it on for size.
t hides the now déclassé cape, tossing it in the corner.
Liese S. - Nov 18, 2004 5:56:26 pm PST #46 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I love that pile of money under the couch. I just sit on it and keep thinking about what I'm going to buy with it. It's like the time I discovered that about $3000 would buy me the top of the line laptop that was out at any given moment. That discovery made me so happy I thought I had the three grand. So long as I avoid looking under the couch, I won't be disappointed.
tommyrot - Nov 18, 2004 6:09:50 pm PST #47 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
And as long as you don't buy the laptop, you have an extra $3000.