On Sep 3, 11:20 pm, diane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thinking of the future here, I am wondering if I wouldn't be well
> served to buy a SATA PCI (not express) card for the FW800.
>
> Then I can buy the newer drives which will still work in a G5 or Mac
> Pro when I finally do upgrade.
Spending extra money to future-proof your purchase is almost never
worth it in the context of computer equipment. Just buy what you
need now at the best price you can find, unless you already have solid
plans to upgrade, in which case, you should be considering skipping
the purchase of hte outmoded stuff.
Also, SATA to PATA adapters are available for less than $15, so if you
really want to take your drive with you to a newer machine you can use
such an adapter--theoretically. They were less than $8 at geeks.com
but they seem to be out of them now.
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