OK, I am *terribly* confused about what i am reading on this thread. (Background is that only computer is G4 Titanium (original) with original drive. I am about to replace original 10-gig internal drive with something larger, but terrabite is more than I "need" - unless i expect to use it in a future computer. have not determined use yet for any PCMIA card. )
With that in mind: Instead of what i had planned: internal drive of under 100 gig, should I be getting some card for PCMIA slot that would allow me to use a SATA (they're so less expensive) or some other drive for internal use? Getting ready to order parts, so, I hope this discussion resolves soon. thanks! On Sep 4, 2008, at 5:17 AM, dc wrote: > > SATA drives are being actively developed, so improvements like the 32 > MB cache are available on SATA before they appear on PATA drives. I > have one with the new large cache and it performs very well. I'm using > a SeriTek/1V4 which boots 3 SATA RAID 0 drives in my G5/Leopard. It is > well-supported, with firmware and drivers available for G5s, G4s (both > 10.4 and 10.5) and Windows. > http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/seritek-1v4/ > > On Sep 4, 7:29 am, diane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
