Hi all, Just to follow up on previous thread; for anyone who didn't see the ad in last weeks West Australian, Harris Technology is doing a really good (IMHO) deal on the WD MyBook Pro 1TB drive:
> My Book Pro Edition II WDG2TP10000 - Hard drive array - 1 TB - 2 bays - 2 x HD > 500 GB - FireWire 800, Hi-Speed USB, FireWire 400 (external) > Western Digital My Book Pro Edition II dual-drive storage system offers RAID > mirroring for extra peace of mind or RAID striping for extraordinary capacity > and performance. Triple-interface and a powerful combination of features and > performance make this system the storage solution of choice for creative > professionals, workgroups, small offices and anyone looking for extra > assurance that their data is safe. The best price I found on Static Ice was $525.79 <http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=my+book+pro+1tb> And it's listed on the HT website at $669: <http://www.ht.com.au/N/4294967267+4294967214+4294966155/part/U5601/detail.h ts> But as a WA instore special HT are offering it at $200 off (their normal price) so its only $469! I had previously been looking at 500GB single disk units - but since they all seem to come in over $300 for triple interface, I decided that, for twice the capacity, this unit looked too good to pass up - particularly since it comes with all leads (USB, FW400 & FW800) Retrospect Express backup software and a three year warranty. Since, for the moment, 500 GB is plenty for me I will probably enjoy the "belt, braces & piece of string" security of running it in RAID 1 (mirrored) mode - but happy in the knowledge that, should I choose, I have the option of RAID 0 (striped) mode or even just two individual 500 GB drives on the desktop. Similarly, although FW400 is the best option with my G5 iMac, I have FW800 when I upgrade my computer - also USB2 if I get an Airport Extreme & want to connect it as network storage. This is the first time I've dealt with HT - I ordered the unit on Friday afternoon and they advised that, unfortunately, it was a bit too big for the overnight courier bags and might take three or four days to get to me in Albany. I was happy enough with this (for $18.69 freight charge) - I was even happier this (Monday!) lunch-time when there was a knock at the door & a parcel to sign for! For most of you - in Perth, you can just drop in to Osborne Park & pick it up, of course! I haven't yet connected it up - just unpacked it - but I was also pretty happy with the appearance of the unit - the case looks pretty good next to my iMac and would also match the Mac Pro pretty well. Anyway, for anyone looking for a bigger HD this seems to offer a lot of "bang for your bucks" Have fun. Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------- on 20/6/07 8:44 PM, Neil Houghton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > on 8/6/07 9:37 AM, Paul Kitchener at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> Hi Stew, >> >> I have recently bought a few of these from Austin computers. >> One unit was a Western Digital 400gb SATA drive in a NexStar >> USB/Firewire case, $253. >> Not that my laptop owning client needed it but it also had an eSATA >> port, a nice bit of future proofing for folk who use towers. >> > > Hi Paul, > > I was just considering something similar - but just checked on Austin > website (& linked NexStar pages) but I can't see any NexStar cases that have > USB & Firewire (&eSATA) that take SATA drives - I can see ones with USB & > eSATA that take SATA drives and ones with USB & firewire that take IDE > drives - but none with the combo you mention - do you have the model no for > that case? > > Cheers > > > Neil -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
