On Apr 8, 2011, at 7:46 PM, MaGioZal wrote: > I would like to ask: it wouldn't be much more simple nowadays to buy a > PCI-ATA card and attach the "> 128GB" HD to it?
PCI-ATA cards have been and are pricey $60-100 and more for cards with greater functionality. It's cheaper to go SATA. I think what a lot of people are facing are cases where the cheapest IDE drive they can buy is a 160 Gb drive and they just want to get a new drive and not spend a lot. Note that the smallest IDE drive that Mac Sales has is 160 Gb. So if you get a 160 Gb drive you might well want to get the most out of it. I know I formatted a 160 Gb drive for 128 Gb and just ignored the rest of the space because I didn't need it (although it is now formatted 160 Gb in a QS 2002). Mac Sales PCI-IDE card, $80 PCI-SATA card, $74 IDE 160Gb, $58 SATA 160Gb, $48 Note that these are the normal prices, Mac Sales has some of the items on sale right now. IDE total, 138 SATA total, 122 Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
