Sata Drives

[Dean Sensui]

If you’re using the Firmtek Express 34 adapter, then why not use the Firmtek hot-swap RAID enclosure as well (model 1EN2)? You’d be able to set it up with a pair of 500-gig Hitachi drives for a terabyte of storage, and be able to expand on that for a very reasonable price.

Take a look at what Other World Computing has to offer. I just ordered another 2-drive hot-swap SATA enclosure from them. I have two more running on my G5 tower. They’ve been working flawlessly for a couple of years now.

Dean Sensui — Imagination Media Hawaii

[Anthony Carnaxide]

Thanks Dean.
Yes I was thinking about there enclosures also.
What 500 gb Hitachi drives do you have and the Model Numbers?
Do you have the link for Other World Computing?

[Dean Sensui]

Anthony…

Take a look at this one. https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Hitachi/0A31619/

It’s 500 GB and goes for just under $185. I paid about $90 for 250 GB SATA drives just a few months ago. Since then prices for the larger drives have come down considerably.

I learned a lesson a while back and only buy what I need at the time. As prices fall, what I spend goes down as well.

Dean Sensui — Imagination Media Hawaii

[Anthony Carnaxide]

Dean,

Thanks for the info. I’m going to order 2 drives and the firmTec enclosure.

Have fun fishing in Hawaii. We can both enjoy the sun. I live in Florida.

Hang Loose

[Gary Adcock]

[Anthony C] “Can you diasy chain the G-Tech drives?”

the G SATA 500G will serve you well
but you cannot daisy-chain multiple SATA drives.

gary adcock
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[David Roth weiss]

The good news is that SATA drives are hot-swappable, so you don’t need to daisy chain them, just get some extra drive trays and some extra drives and you’ll never run out of clean usable space.

DRW