for $19 or so each for convertors surely you're better off just...
buying new optical drives that are native SATA?
For that matter, how large are the PATA disks you're planning to keep
in service?
On 21 Nov 2008, at 20:51, DHSinclair wrote:
OK, I now own 6 Sabrent SBT-SCIDE sata/eide converters. 2 are in
use. 1 is now suspect. 3 remain untested.
I spoke with Sabrent today. They have no technical knowledge of
their own product. Freely admitted that this product is a cheap
knock-off of other "more expensive" products in the pipeline ATM.
Bummer.
So, what are these other "more expensive" converters? I have a link
to HyperMicrosystems for $19 each, but it clearly states that it
only works with hard drives. I am looking for reliable converters
for both hard drives and cdrom/dvdrom/burner that are pata-based.
I will test the rest of my stack tonight. Newegg and I will settle
up next week if necessary.
Thank you,
Duncan
