On Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at 12:35 AM, Sue Street wrote:
> I'm looking to get a new external SCSI hard drive (7200 RPM) for my 7300
> as the current external drive (4 GB LaCie) is worn out after many years
> of solid service. I need a drive with the 50/25 pin SCSI connectors -
> are there any suggestions and/or recommendations for purchasing a new
> external 9 or 18 GB SCSI drive? What sort of price is reasonable for
> these drives & where can I pick one up without costing me an arm & leg?
> btw, is this considered a "Narrow SCSI"?
Well seeing as you have a nice external LaCie case you can save yourself
a few bucks there, take the lid off and pull the old hard disk out and
replace the unit itself and you save $100 (at a guess) for a SCSI
external case.
As for replacements there are 2 options. One is to buy a new SCSI hard
disk. These are expensive and are not the same type for the internal
cabling most likely used in the case you have. You can probably buy an
18GB 7200rpm drive and an adapter to get it down to 50-pin SCSI for
US$160, but I'm not up on SCSI drive prices because I cheat and use
ACARD adapters as everyone knows.
Take a look at our discussion on ACARD SCSI to IDE bridge adapters for
more info on those. If it was an original 7200rpm 50-pin AV drive it is
most likely half height (I have a decidedly dead Micropolis drive that
cam in my 840av like that - sounds like a Jumbo Jet when it spins but
the heads are shot). In this case I'd say your other option is to buy a
30 or 40GB 7200rpm IBM, Maxtor or Seagate ATA/100 hard disk (all are
good brands and work with the ACRD bridges - I have a Seagate on mine)
for $100 (about right?) and an ACARD SCSI Smart Bridge (tray type)
bridge adapter (US price anyone - $70 ish?) and stick that under it in
the case. That will give you reasonable performance, much more capacity
and the option to shell it out and put it in a new Mac if you ever get
one (provided ity isn't an iMac of course!).
As a note to all members I really don't work for ACARD, although it
might seem that way, it just seems that the SCSIDE stuff solves a lot of
problems with hard disk upgrades people are bringing up. Also I have the
product and am very happy with it so recommend it. What is wrong with
that?
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