On Aug 11, 2010, at 7:15 PM, artemis wrote:
I have a G4 MDD Dual-1Gb, running 10.4.11. In 8 years it's never EVER
missed a beat and continues to be my faithful workhorse for graphic
arts and music recording. However, for my two original internal 80Gb
drives it's obviously just a matter of time before they fall over. So,
in order to safeguard against the inevitable, I'm ready to purchase a
Firewire external drive to do the CCC thing and create a bootable
backup. I've visited the Bombich site and spent time trawling through
the FAQs and other advice, and now I'm more confused than ever. Apart
from a general warning about WD enclosures being totally unsuitable,
and a vague endorsement of a particular Verbatim enclosure, I'm having
a hard time identifying an external with the correct chipset that WILL
definitely do the job. Any tried-and-tested recommendations from
anyone on this list? Thanks in advance ...
For years I reused enclosures after the original drives died by
swapping out mechanisms. Then I began buying empty enclosures and
putting the drive of my choice in them. I've found Other World
Computing to be a great all around source for drive mechanisms and
external enclosures. I've bought a dozen or so of these enclosures and
have had no problems.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MEFW924AL1K/
They require SATA drives, but that's all you can find anymore and
they're cheaper than ATA.
It supports FW400, FW800, USB2 and eSATA. Comes with connecting cords
for each.
Other World Computing has been around forever, they give good service
and have an extensive online video library with "How To" guides of all
kinds dealing with drive replacement.
Dale Hoffman
Louisville, KY
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