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what are some good buys people have run across lately for another internal SATA drive for the g5? i'm looking for another 200-250 mainly for some more editing space, but the cheapest i can find is around $150. Is that the going rate?
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Posted 21 December 2005 - 08:52 PM
I got a good deal for my G5 Dual 2.0 on a Hitachi SATA with a 3-year-warranty from Other World Computing at http://eshop.macsales.com
Respectfully, Norm
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Posted 22 December 2005 - 12:50 PM
I like the Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300 GB drive I got a while back. It was $180 then, but can be had now for a little more than $130 if you shop around. I've even seen it for as low as $90 thanks to a mail-in-rebate (but I haven't seen that for a while).
Barefeats called it the best all around boot drive for a Powermac G5 a while back.
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Barefeats called it the best all around boot drive for a Powermac G5 a while back.
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Posted 22 December 2005 - 03:02 PM
your comment about "boot drive" got me thinking....
Whats a good way to set up multiple harddrives on a mac? Honestly i've owned at least 6 different macs and none have ever had a 2nd harddrive...internal or external. Should I leave my current 250 as the boot drive with alll the system folders, and what does one put on the other one?
I ask this mainly because the way i've set up everything, I have my harddrive...my system folder inside, and then all the applications folders etc. in those directories. Then there is the user folder which contains my user, along with movies, music, pictures, documents etc. inside their respective directories.
Is there a way to maintain that sort of organization with a 2nd drive? What does it mean for security (ie guest users accessing files outside of their user?).
Just looking for some ideas if you have them.
Whats a good way to set up multiple harddrives on a mac? Honestly i've owned at least 6 different macs and none have ever had a 2nd harddrive...internal or external. Should I leave my current 250 as the boot drive with alll the system folders, and what does one put on the other one?
I ask this mainly because the way i've set up everything, I have my harddrive...my system folder inside, and then all the applications folders etc. in those directories. Then there is the user folder which contains my user, along with movies, music, pictures, documents etc. inside their respective directories.
Is there a way to maintain that sort of organization with a 2nd drive? What does it mean for security (ie guest users accessing files outside of their user?).
Just looking for some ideas if you have them.
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Posted 22 December 2005 - 03:29 PM
Picking which drive to use as a boot drive depends upon your school of thought. Some like to use the fastest drive possible to make sure that virtual memory, system program, and boot time are as fast as possible. Some like to use the fastest disk for data and scratch, particularly when using large files like for video editing because that's the most intensely used disk. It's pretty much up to you.
There are ways to put your user folder on another disk, but I've personally never felt 100% comfortable with them.
By default, permissions are ignored on secondary disks, which means that anyone with an account can access that data. However, you can enable permissions and make folders with permissions similar to your user folder and simply work out of them.
It's hard to make any specific recommendations because these kinds of decisions are very personal. /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
There are ways to put your user folder on another disk, but I've personally never felt 100% comfortable with them.
By default, permissions are ignored on secondary disks, which means that anyone with an account can access that data. However, you can enable permissions and make folders with permissions similar to your user folder and simply work out of them.
It's hard to make any specific recommendations because these kinds of decisions are very personal. /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
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Posted 22 December 2005 - 04:09 PM
Try NewEgg. I've ordered many SATA drives for my G5 and they've got the best prices and customer service. And, for brands - go for Seagate or Hitachi. Both drives have good warranties and great performance.
Good Luck!
-Krishna
Good Luck!
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Posted 22 December 2005 - 04:53 PM
just a thought.
I use a pair of matched drives in my G5 powermac. Maxtor brand.
I send all my large files to an external thru Firewire and USB.
part of my backup strategy is to clone on a regular basis from one internal to the other.
for security reasons ( who cares, I don't have anything that important) I don't worry about the need to have the clone away from the Mac. I do it for ease and speed of cloning.
and should an HD fail or catastrophic OS failure.. I have a valid clone and won't lose much if anything at all.
I use a pair of matched drives in my G5 powermac. Maxtor brand.
I send all my large files to an external thru Firewire and USB.
part of my backup strategy is to clone on a regular basis from one internal to the other.
for security reasons ( who cares, I don't have anything that important) I don't worry about the need to have the clone away from the Mac. I do it for ease and speed of cloning.
and should an HD fail or catastrophic OS failure.. I have a valid clone and won't lose much if anything at all.
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Posted 22 December 2005 - 05:01 PM
I guess thats really what I would do is use the current for boot/data (its a 7200 rpm, same as any other i'd buy). Then i'd just use the 2nd for a white board of sorts, a pallate to throw raw movie footage and junk on while I use it. I could store the uncompressed data on there until I don't need it then trash it and make room, while storing finished products, and other personal data on the main drive.
Valid idea? I guess we'll find out in a few weeks /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
thanks guys
Valid idea? I guess we'll find out in a few weeks /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
thanks guys
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Posted 22 December 2005 - 07:27 PM
Hi
Originally posted by kms007
Absolutely. The other great thing about Newegg is they sell OEM drives, noticeably cheaper since you won't need the excess 'stuff' that the retail packages include anyway.
Originally posted by kms007
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Try NewEgg. I've ordered many SATA drives for my G5 and they've got the best prices and customer service. And, for brands - go for Seagate or Hitachi. Both drives have good warranties and great performance.
Good Luck!
-Krishna
Try NewEgg. I've ordered many SATA drives for my G5 and they've got the best prices and customer service. And, for brands - go for Seagate or Hitachi. Both drives have good warranties and great performance.
Good Luck!
-Krishna
Absolutely. The other great thing about Newegg is they sell OEM drives, noticeably cheaper since you won't need the excess 'stuff' that the retail packages include anyway.
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