---------- Original message ---------- Subject: Re: G4 Quicksilver 2002 Date: Friday, 23. November 2012 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] > > Why bother with buying from China? > > Because they are fresh stock with the latest firmware, and they cost only > a couple of bucks, delivered to any U.S. address.
I guess it depends on what one personally prefers… And I don’t really think that firmware is an issue here: such an adapter has to convert from the parallel ATA i.e. PATA or IDE to the SATA standard. It is like RAM DIMMs to me. PC or Mac, U.S. or China… whatever. Examples for adapters I would buy: Digitus DS-33151 DeLock 61702 (see http://www.delock.de/produkte/G_61702/merkmale.html?setLanguage=en) Interesting though, I had trouble finding product info in the English language… Maybe these adapters (from Digitus and DeLock) are only common in Europe. I cannot image that there are no such /cheap/ products available in the U.S. though. Anyway, I personally like to take the nearest supplier, so I can see (and touch) what I’m buying. If this is not an option (due to a significant higher price or availibility) I go for national, then international shipping. So, that’s my personal preference… Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- 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
