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Not entirely true, the performa line ALL have ide drives.....

Matthew Ruben wrote:

> Kwan Yeoh wrote:
> >
> > Remo Gubler <remo.gubler@bluewin.ch> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear people
> > >
> > > What are the possibilites of using PC-haredware likes modems, printers
> > > and monitors for the Macintosh?
> >
> > Can I add another one to this?
> >
> > How about IDE external hard drives?
> >
> AKAIK IDEs are not used externally even for PCs. For Wintel boxes,
> companies sell external drive enclosures that have an IDE connector
> inside and a Parallel port connector on the outside.
>
> For a Mac you could hunt down a parallel-to-SCSI converter because no
> Mac has an external IDE bus, and no Mac except the G3s have an internal
> IDE bus. You could also get an IDE-to-SCSI converter and hook up the
> drive to an external SCSI case. But while I know IDE-SCSI converters
> exist for 2.5" powerbook drives, I don't know if they exist for regular
> 3.5" HDs, and I don't know if they're available as single units to end
> users, or what the price would be.
>
> If the IDE drive in question is 2Gigs or smaller, it most likely would
> be more economical to just buy an equivalent sized SCSI drive. SCSI
> drives are more expensive that IDEs, but in the 2Gig and smaller range
> you can buy discontinued (but new in the box and fully warrantied) SCSI
> drives for as little as $130 (2Gig) and $100 (1Gig)). Also, if you buy
> an external HD you save a few bucks (say, $50) by getting the case
> bundled with the drive, whereas an external case can run up to $80-100
> (and you still have to get the converter for IDE).
>
> Matt