Okay guys this may seem really odd and you will probably find loads now but on ebay I cant find any umax s900's and only 1 50pin scsi hd by ibm 4 gig $20 plus $9.99 postage but they only post to the usa not the uk :'(
Brian On 12/6/05 3:12 am, "Jeff Walther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 20:43 -0400 06/11/2005, Krow Magnum wrote: >> Make sure it's a true 50pin SCSI and not a 68 or 80pin drive with an >> adapter because they can be a pin sometimes. A 50pin SCSI ut of a Mac >> will plug in and can be formatted using your OS 9 CD utilities and >> install OS 9 with no problems at all. 2GB will be plenty of space for >> a scanning station but 4GB would be better for Photoshop. > > There is at least one seller on Ebay who lists drives as 50 pin in > the Subject (title) line but when you read the small print down in > the Item Description, you find that it is an adapted drive--and even > that fine print is a little weasly. You have to pay close attention > to realize they're saying it's an adapted drive from 80 pin SCA. So > be careful. > >> My favotite SCSI's are Quantum brand becuse I have had several and >> they se em to last longer. > > I like the IBM brand drives myself because they seem quieter. But I > like my Quantums too. > > Watch out for the Seagate Barracuda ST32550N. This is a true 50 pin > drive, but it's from about 1995, sounds like a jet engine, exhales > heat like a forge and is very slow by today's standards (~6 MB/s true > performance). > > However, the four that I have, have been rock solid reliable. They > were a RAID in my main machine (pre-Umax) for several years with no > problems. Of course, I added six extra fans to that machine for the > heat, and lined the inside of the case with speaker batting to absorb > the noise... > > Jeff Walther -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
