On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 10:29:36 -0700 "A. Kruze" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I've been looking into an HD upgrade for some time now and still don't >know what's best. > >I do a lot of PhotoShop work [50MB>500MB files] and find that the 10 GB >Seagate and 4.5 GB IBM scsi drives are constantly getting loaded up. >Getting a bigger scsi HD seems quick and easy. Right? Maybe. >Then I keep reading about the sizable speed gains to be had from using a >controller card and cheap IDE drives. For the kind of work you envision a PCI IDE controller card (Sonnett's, SIIG or Acard) would do now that IDE drives come in 120 plus gig flavors. Be aware that data loss is a fact of life with any drive so backup to CD or CDRW regularly as my friends who do color separation under Photoshop always do. Charlie -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
