[geeks] Ultra-1/170e replacement

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Wed, 13 Oct 2004 @ 12:07 -0400, Joshua Boyd said:

> On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 11:48:13AM -0400, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> 
> > Does an Ultra 5 have either of those interfaces?
> 
> I believe it is easy and cheap to add such an interface to a U5.  At
> least, it was easy and cheap to add a USB2.0 interface to my U30.

OK.

> > In any case, getting decent enclosures seems expensive, and so far I've
> > been disappointed with the performance of those setups.
> 
> Really?  I've heard a few people claim that Firewire drives were often
> faster than PATA drives.  I think maybe even Dave McGuire was telling me
> that. 

Yes really, though I was mostly referring to USB2, not Firewire.

> I don't know what constitutes decent enclosures.  I've seen some cheap
> ones, and some expensive ones, but other than presumed easy of
> installation and PSU quality, I have no clue what differences there
> might be.

I've not seen anything that holds 3-4 drives for less than $150.

I've got one 4-bay SCSI case, narrow, that I could upgrade.

It's currently holding my last write-only 4mm tape drive.

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