Hi Listers, Has anyone had any experience with "roll-your-own" external firewire drives?
More specifically, I'm in the process of upgrading from a beige G3. A couple of years I ago I added a 13 GB Maxtor DiamondMax (Plus, I think) 7200 RPM to the G3 when I started filling the stock 4 GB. I'm planning on selling the G3 to offset the cost of this spiffy new iMac, but I never got around to buying a sled for the new drive. I was thinking that if I dropped it into an external Firewire enclosure I'd have a nice place to keep backups, etc. Anyone have experience with this? I'm on a tight budget, but I have seen some enclosures for less than $50. Is it worth it, or should I just save up for an enclosure with an included (larger) drive? Is it reasonably easy to install in the enclosure (I have upgraded components in a number of systems, so I am familiar with some of the work that I'd probably have to do, but I'd like to be sure)? Any advice? Thanks, Rich On another note: Right on! (see below) On Thursday, November 14, 2002, at 03:30 PM, (iMac List) wrote: >> Remember that this is a guideline. We won't kick you off the list for >> not >> following it, but we believe bottom posting is the better way. >> >> Dan the listmom > > Hi Dan, > > This kind of tolerance and thoughtfulness is sadly rare on many lists; > I > commend you for both. > > Thanks, > > dale -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
