At 2:35 PM -0700 9/3/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >On Sep 2, 6:37 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> For the G5, the Seagate 1 TB SATA drive was $160 at Frys a couple of >> weeks ago. I don't know if it will go there again soon, but it has >> certainly been at $170 (169.99) pretty regularly, so do not buy it at >> $199 or $249, which is where the regular price seems to be. > >Speak of the devil... The 1 TB SATA Seagate is $159 with free >shipping at Frys again. The 500 GB SATA drive is $79 with free >shipping. Unfortunately, the PATA drives are not similarly reduced-- >usually they are priced the same as the SATA drives. There is no 1 TB >PATA drive, but there is a 500 GB PATA, however it is still $110.
Thinking of the future here, I am wondering if I wouldn't be well served to buy a SATA PCI (not express) card for the FW800. Then I can buy the newer drives which will still work in a G5 or Mac Pro when I finally do upgrade. Certainly can't beat those prices!!! Diane --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
