[sleepkyng]

So here's the deal:

I've got a powerbook G4
I need more space and i want to go apple lossless

I can get a seagate 200 gig drive for 89 bucks

how do i make this a external 400 firewire drive?

where do i get a case for this?

thanks again!

 

[tyrion]

I would think there are any number of vendors that have cases available. Try newegg.com, when I was shopping for an external hard drive, they seemed to have a decent selection of enclosures. I wish I had gone for a 200gb. My 120 is halfway full and I have plenty of cd's yet to burn.

 

[proxops-pete]

Any decent external enclosures with Firewire connection will do fine. I have a Plumax Firewire / USB 2.0 enclosure for $36. It's quite nice... I stuck an already owned 20 GB to use it as a backup drive.

 

[3lusiv3]

I know they cost a bit more, but I'm happy with my 2 LaCie D2 drives.

You should be able to find firewire enclosures easily. Maybe try one of the Mac sites so you know that there won't be any compatibilty issues.

 

[MiChael.]

I'd take USB2 HDD of that serie http://www.lacie.com/products/range.htm?id=10032
... and it's designed by Porsche, it supposed to be fast

but it might not have the best fue... I mean electricity consumption

 

[proxops-pete]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiChael. I'd take USB2 HDD of that serie http://www.lacie.com/products/range.htm?id=10032 ... and it's designed by Porsche, it supposed to be fast but it might not have the best fue... I mean electricity consumption

Ha ha! LOL... I heard about that... so what PART did Porsche design??! I bet it's just the case...

 

[MiChael.]

Quote:

Originally Posted by proxops-pete Ha ha! LOL... I heard about that... so what PART did Porsche design??! I bet it's just the case...

Might be, for better aerodynamics, better traction

Damn! Ferrari Laptop with external Porsche HDD *g*
http://www.engadget.com/entry/2757643664353854/
Oh ****, they don't sell anymore those Gillette Mach III Ferrari editions, it might have fitted well for travelling laptop man

 

[sleepkyng]

um, so i went ahead and bought a 200 gig seagate hard drive
for 89 bucks!!!

and a diamond triumpth 5.25 firewire enclosure

will that do the trick??

 

[Mr.Radar]

Where in the world do you find a $89 200 gig Seagate drive?!?! I want one!

As for your question: it should as long as it accepts IDE and accepts drives of your size.

 

[MiChael.]

... but that's not Porsche *grin*

 

[sleepkyng]

outpost.com


plus the 40 dollar mail in rebate

 

[KenW]

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleepkyng outpost.com plus the 40 dollar mail in rebate

The Seagate 200GB....you got this for $129?? Heckuva deal. Guess I missed it.

Is this the 89 buck HD?

 

[proxops-pete]

Quote:

Originally Posted by KenW The Seagate 200GB....you got this for $129?? Heckuva deal. Guess I missed it. Is this the 89 buck HD?

No, he got an IDE internal HDD with an external case separately. Much cheaper that way...

 

[bg4533]

I ordered a 200GB Seagate IDE drive from Buy.com for ~$103 shipped last week. The drive is now $3 more, so $116 and there is a $10 off coupon floating around. Not a bad price without having to deal with rebates. For those of you with Frys around you there are better deals though. And for those of you that haven't heard, all new internal Seagate drives come with a 5 year warranty.

As for the enclosure, the Plumax's seem to be good for the price. Make sure whatever you get has a fan so it doesn't overheat.

 

[Mr.Radar]

Fry's seems to be out of these HDDs so I think I'll get it from Buy.com w/ the $10 off coupon, plus I don't really like mail-in-rebates.