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G5 hard drive replacement: brands? specs? vendors?
Hi there,
I posted below with a G5 (Power Mac Dual 2.0, 5 GB of RAM – 4 installed yesterday!) that is doing a good impression of needing a new internal hard drive.
I’ve never had to do such a thing.
Are there any specs I should be aware of?
8 MB “buffer” versus 16 MB?
Compatibility issues?
Will any SATA do?
Are there better or worse brands? Vendors?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Jim
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3 Replies
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Go to newegg.com where the prices are typically the best anywhere, and get yourself a Hitachi, Seagate, or Maxline SATA. 7200 RPM with a 16mg cache is best. All are great drives and all are very inexpensive now. You can get a 500gb drive for $99 to $120. Even though 500gb may seem large, get one anyway. They are cheap and will be useful to you when the new 64-bit operating system comes to market later in the year.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY
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Hi David,
Thanks again for your advice.
Newegg looks great.
Hard to believe how much 4 gig Avid drives used to cost…
Jim
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I’ve had very good luck with Hitachi drives. I’m running them in all of my machines and never had any problems. They have a three year warranty to boot.
Tom
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