On Jan 15, 2011, at 8:14 AM, Al Poulin wrote:
On Jan 14, 10:16 pm, James Therrault <jetas...@netzero.com> wrote:
I'm finally making the move into the modern age and am asking for
suggestions as to 2.5" external enclosures to copy the contents of my
current machine, (G4 Gigabit), to a 500GB SATA drive. I eventually
will use the 500GB as the boot drive in the new machine, late '09 Mac
Mini.
Start by looking at OWC, and then compare the offerings of other
vendors. Consider which interfaces you would use now and possibly
later with newer machines.
http://www.macsales.com/
Their telephone representatives are very helpful too.
That's where I got the 500GB 7,200 rpm bare drive. Then I ordered
another drive in a case and finally last night cloned the contents of
the new-to-me Mini onto it. And yes, it will boot fine with a USB
cable.
Now, I need to get the bare drive into the Mini but am not patient
enough to do it myself so I'm lookin for a certified Apple tech in
the Austin area. Then I'll clone the contents of the external drive
to it.
One thing I must say... Don't let ten years pass between major
hardware upgrades! I expect that it will take several months for me
to get up-to-speed with all the new stuff. In the meantime, Rosetta
will be saving my butt!
Thanks to all who responded.
JT
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