On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Bill Connelly <[email protected]> wrote: > Newer Technology USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter > > The "Swiss Army Knife" of Disk Connectivity...Turns Any Bare Drive > Into An External Storage Solution!! > > https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/U2NV2SPATA/ >
As you can tell at a glance, the main difference among the offerings for these gadgets is the price you pay for them more than their actual capabilities. A while back (don't remember the exact date) I picked up one of these for something like $9 (??) including shipping from China via ebay. I doubt there is that much difference in the chipset used in the USB attached devices. My guess ... and it's only a guess naturally ... is that the power supply is a very large percentage of the manufacturing costs of one of these devices. So IMO it all depends on how much you worry about the "quality" of the power supply you are getting. To be frank, I have yet to try out the PSU that I got with that cheap USB multi-adapter. I *HAVE* used the adapter, I just chose to power it from another supply. (See my signature below ;-) Some people think that the extra hand holding they get from OWC (macsales.com) makes them well worth the extra premium they charge for their products. That's a personal call each person has to make, no? I can say if money was not a consideration for me I'd go with the OWC gadget. But I just happen to have a "thing" for indicator lights. I'm not even sure I care whether they add value or not ... -irrational john -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
