>How well do these work with a powerbook, like 2400 or 1400? I am >thinking of buying a used one for back up purposes. Much cheaper than >a zip drive.
If you get a good external case, they work great. Booting from some models of powerbook via external CD-ROM can be problematic for (to me) no logical reason, but HDs have always worked fine for me. See www.macsales.com for pretty decent prices; they have 50 pin SCSI, and larger 60-to-50 pin converted SCSI drives that they'll put in a case and format for you. I have bought a couple big external 60-to50 pin SCSI drives, external, from them and the 50 pin adapter and the case were of good quality, and 60 to 50 pin convertors have always worked great for me (I've always got them from this place though). I've put new, big drives in cheap cases bought from "recycle" stores, too, but for something you want to trust it's worth it to get a new case/powersupply as drive cases that are old, can go bad too and then you are wondering it it's the drive or the PS in the case. Not just ceasing to function, but weirdness as the power fluctuates if the PS isn't totally dead. Other World (the macsales.com place) has great mac support and I've used them a bit; you can use them just as a price guide if you want, they're also pretty competitive. You certainly shouldn't pay much more than their prices, and it might be some work to find something that costs less from a reputable online place. You'll usually get a version of CharisMac with their drives, as well, even if you can format it with the Apple drive setup. You will of course need the powerbook SCSI adapter, those were at Data Memory Systems for $8 each for ages, in the clearance. www.datamem.com HTH. Brian -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
