On Sep 4, 2008, at 3:27 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > > On Sep 3, 11:20 pm, diane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 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. > > Spending extra money to future-proof your purchase is almost never > worth it in the context of computer equipment. Just buy what you > need now at the best price you can find, unless you already have solid > plans to upgrade, in which case, you should be considering skipping > the purchase of hte outmoded stuff. > > Also, SATA to PATA adapters are available for less than $15, so if you > really want to take your drive with you to a newer machine you can use > such an adapter--theoretically. They were less than $8 at geeks.com > but they seem to be out of them now. Sorry, I am still confused. My only mac is G4 (7 yrs old, firewire 400) and I am seeking to replace original drive with something that meets current needs AND can be moved to external case (firewire 400/800) (or whatever is then current) WHEN I get newer computer - which is indeterminate future (vs. soon). So, what drive do i get NOW, with intent to use it in future? (specs in signature) J Winter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Power Book: That is the original Titanium (Jan 2001), code-name "Mercury" 400 MHz Power PC G 4, 640 MB SDRAM, OS X 10.4.11 Soon will increase to 1 GIG MEM and get larger hard drive. Open to ideas for best use(s) of PCMIA slot --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
