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| 13:50.05 | dna3e8 | Good morning |
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| 20:25.51 | wps | what do you think, feutetejsd? |
| 20:26.15 | wps | hard decisions! |
| 20:26.15 | wps | I want SATA + firewire 800 + USB 2, but it doesn't exist |
| 20:26.15 | wps | so I have to choose between |
| 20:26.15 | wps | IDE + FW 800 + USB 2 |
| 20:26.15 | wps | and |
| 20:26.17 | wps | SATA + FW 400 + USB 2 |
| 20:26.20 | wps | after paying all this dough for a sweet powermac with FW 800, I'd like an external that can utilize the speed… but I also like having the enclosure do SATA so that I can swap drives if I need to |
| 20:26.49 | feutetejsd | hmmmm...... |
| 20:27.14 | wps | the drive is just for backup |
| 20:27.48 | feutetejsd | so, what about SATA are you needing? just the keep-with-the-times-ness of it, or something else? Yes, it's the new thing, but I doubt that traditional IDE will be obsolete _too_ soon |
| 20:28.24 | wps | just keep-up-with… and the fact that the drives in my powermac are SATA… so if I ever wanted/needed to pull one out and pop it in the external, it would have to support SATA for it to work |
| 20:28.32 | feutetejsd | ah, got it |
| 20:28.34 | wps | but I don't see me doing that very often (if ever) |
| 20:28.50 | feutetejsd | hmmmm.... this is a good question, grasshopper |
| 20:29.16 | wps | and IDE and SATA are the same price |
| 20:29.23 | wps | so I can't use that to push me one way or the other |
| 20:29.32 | feutetejsd | i'm stunned that you can't get a FW 800 SATA enclosure |
| 20:29.40 | wps | me too |
| 20:29.44 | wps | it's a chipset issue |
| 20:29.56 | feutetejsd | d'oh |
| 20:29.57 | wps | the guys that make the chipsets don't want to invest the R&D |
| 20:32.26 | feutetejsd | what kind of $$ are you willing to spend? |
| 20:33.01 | feutetejsd | and how large of a disk? |
| 20:33.12 | wps | well, I didn't want to spent more than $60-ish for the enclosure but might cough up $100 if there was one that did it all |
| 20:33.25 | wps | I will get the drive from new egg. 300 GB for $120 |
| 20:34.39 | feutetejsd | these guys claim to do USB2+FW800+SATA, including a 250GB drive for $269....more than you want to spend, but..... |
| 20:34.43 | feutetejsd | http://fwdepot.com/thestore/product_info.php/products_id/1328 |
| 20:35.03 | feutetejsd | I know nothing about them, or this product, so proceed at your own risk |
| 20:36.39 | feutetejsd | also has an eSATA port |
| 20:37.26 | wps | I was just noticing that |
| 20:40.04 | feutetejsd | i didn't see if they sell a diskless model on that site.... |
| 20:40.14 | feutetejsd | would be nice to put a disk of your own choosing in there |
| 20:40.18 | wps | indeed |
| 20:40.25 | wps | just found the manufacturer: http://www.g-technology.com |
| 20:40.48 | feutetejsd | ah, cool....decent looking enclosure too. matches that G5 nicely |
| 20:40.57 | wps | very |
| 20:42.16 | wps | looks quality too |
| 20:42.16 | wps | unlike the last enclosure I bought which has functioned just fine, but the thing didn't even come with a power switch |
| 20:42.17 | feutetejsd | yeah....would really be nice to choose your own drive, though |
| 20:42.17 | feutetejsd | d'oh! |
| 20:42.34 | wps | definitely… I'd rather put the 300 GB Maxtor in there |
| 20:42.36 | wps | yeah, it's stupid |
| 20:42.41 | wps | I have to unplug it to turn it off |
| 20:42.55 | feutetejsd | oh man |
| 20:43.47 | wps | this: http://beyondmicro.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=BI&Category_Code=Ex-So-3.5%22 |
| 20:43.54 | wps | it's been a great drive though besides that one thing |
| 20:43.59 | feutetejsd | here's another, although not as slick: http://www.wiebetech.com/products/traydock.php |
| 20:44.06 | wps | I leave it on 24/7 |
| 20:44.10 | wps | and back up to it daily |
| 20:47.43 | wps | this G-Drive is SATA inside though, so I could open it and put my own in it some day if I wanted to |
| 20:48.05 | feutetejsd | true |
| 20:48.07 | wps | (I am sure it'd void the warrantee, but…) |
| 20:50.26 | feutetejsd | perhaps |
| 20:52.03 | wps | called them… does void it, but it is possible to open the case |
| 20:52.08 | wps | (not glued shut) |
| 20:52.20 | feutetejsd | :( |
| 20:53.04 | wps | so… :) |
| 20:53.40 | wps | this: http://www.cooldrives.com/3alox922fi80.html + $125 HD from new egg = $215 |
| 20:53.53 | wps | or the G-Drive for $260 |
| 20:54.02 | wps | and looks super sweet on top of the G5 :) |
| 20:55.15 | wps | I'm done thinking about it |
| 20:55.17 | wps | G-Drive it is |
| 20:55.22 | wps | thanks for your ear |
| 20:56.24 | feutetejsd | no worries |
| 20:56.56 | feutetejsd | LMK how it works out....might be a decent idea to google for some reviews on the G-Drive....just to make sure you don't get a lemon |
| 20:57.07 | feutetejsd | but it sure sounds like a pretty decent deal |
| 20:57.37 | wps | I just froogled it and found it for $30 less |
| 20:58.03 | feutetejsd | nice |
| 21:06.40 | wps | wow, I wouldn't trust these guys with my credit card |
| 21:06.40 | wps | http://ebestsearch.us/index.php?id=21246 |
| 21:08.49 | feutetejsd | eep! |
| 21:08.53 | feutetejsd | that's scary |
| 21:08.55 | wps | can you believe that? |
| 21:09.03 | feutetejsd | that's nuts |
| 22:50.49 | wps | http://www.aintitcool.com/Nacho_large_vid.html |
| 22:50.54 | wps | trailer you have to see |
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