Re: Suggestions for upgrading Pismo HD?
Dan K writes: OWC has 2.5 FW cases with Oxford 911 chipset for $50: http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_MailList.cfm?ID=4636Item=OWCME910FW911 I've got 4 of these little suckers and I just love 'em. I've only got one. My TiBook's original 10 GB Toshiba drives lives inside it. Very nice case. Bus powered. Recommended. Dan the listmom -- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. http://cobwebpublishing.com http://lowendmac.com http://digital-views.com http://digigraphica.com http://lowendpc.com http://reformed.net Bill Gates was so impressed by the iMac that they were going to offer the blue-screen-of-death in a choice of colours. ;-) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books;mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:G-Books-off;mail.maclaunch.com For digest mode, email: mailto:G-Books-digest;mail.maclaunch.com Subscription questions: mailto:listmom;lemlists.com Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Suggestions for upgrading Pismo HD?
Google Gear sells the drive for $144.99. http://www.googlegear.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=100416 Tom But the hitch is this - it's apparently cheaper to buy the 40+ GB drive IN the external enclosure than to buy just the drive (for internal use) and an empty enclosure. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books;mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:G-Books-off;mail.maclaunch.com For digest mode, email: mailto:G-Books-digest;mail.maclaunch.com Subscription questions: mailto:listmom;lemlists.com Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Suggestions for upgrading Pismo HD?
Hi all, I've been considering (when the funds are saved up) upgrading my Pismo's '10GB' Toshiba drive. However, not wanting to waste the old drive (heck, I still have my old 80 _MB_ drive from my now non-working IIcx!), I would like to get one of the Travelstar 40GB+ drives and a FireWire external enclosure. I want to put the 9.36 GB into the enclosure and the bigger Travelstar inside my Pismo. Okay, nothing new here, right? But the hitch is this - it's apparently cheaper to buy the 40+ GB drive IN the external enclosure than to buy just the drive (for internal use) and an empty enclosure. So can anyone out there in G-Books-Land suggest an external drive that's not too hard to open up and swap out the drive? (Brand or which Mac store would send along directions on how to do the swap) I have reasonable direction-following skills and have successfully taken apart my Pismo into the main sub-assemblies (I'm not a total techie, but can remove and replace the drive fine) and re-assembled it without help (or a big repair bill). So what suggestions can you give me on where to look/buy/wheel and deal? Jim Rohde For those who find safety in numbers, Windows is the safe, smart choice. For those who simply want the best tool for the job, the Mac is certainly worth consideration. - Peter Lewis, in State of the Art - New York Times (week of Nov. 12, 1998) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books;mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:G-Books-off;mail.maclaunch.com For digest mode, email: mailto:G-Books-digest;mail.maclaunch.com Subscription questions: mailto:listmom;lemlists.com Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Suggestions for upgrading Pismo HD?
I want to put the 9.36 GB into the enclosure and the bigger Travelstar inside my Pismo. Okay, nothing new here, right? But the hitch is this - it's apparently cheaper to buy the 40+ GB drive IN the external enclosure than to buy just the drive (for internal use) and an empty enclosure. So what suggestions can you give me on where to look/buy/wheel and deal? Jim Rohde Jim, I've swapped my 12GB Toshiba from my Pismo into a VST pocket drive case. Easy. You peel back the plastic surround, undo 4 silver and three black phillips head screws, and you're in business. I didn't try _too_ hard to get the plastic wraparound back on, and it looks, okay. But the 20GB I got from the last smartdisk sale didn't look much prettier when I got it. So a VST/Smartdisk slim drive is an easy swap -- certainly, if you can install the drive in your powerbook, the enclosure won't be a problem. Best, Joel -- Joel Furtek Assistant Varsity Coach University of Virginia Women's Rowing Office: (434) 982-5665 Cell: (434) 981-6811 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books;mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:G-Books-off;mail.maclaunch.com For digest mode, email: mailto:G-Books-digest;mail.maclaunch.com Subscription questions: mailto:listmom;lemlists.com Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: Suggestions for upgrading Pismo HD?
Remember the warranty on a pre-assembled drive is usually only 1 year, Truly, I see no reason to purchase a pre-assembled drive whatsoever unless it costs much, much less than the separate components. hth, Dan K Good point, Dan. I paid little for the 3GB pocket drive two years ago, and picked up a 20GB one for $85 three weeks ago, both at the time much cheaper than going separately, but I hear you on the warranty issue. Best, Joel -- Joel Furtek Assistant Varsity Coach University of Virginia Women's Rowing Office: (434) 982-5665 Cell: (434) 981-6811 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books;mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:G-Books-off;mail.maclaunch.com For digest mode, email: mailto:G-Books-digest;mail.maclaunch.com Subscription questions: mailto:listmom;lemlists.com Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
