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Definitely check out the specs of the dual bay enclosures before you buy one. If I remember correctly, some of them use a single bridge board for both bays while others have a separate bridge for each bay. The difference seems to impact transfer speeds. Nto sure, though. Hopefully others will give more details. Might even be worth starting a new thread about it.
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[quote Robert M]68,
Definitely check out the specs of the dual bay enclosures before you buy one. If I remember correctly, some of them use a single bridge board for both bays while others have a separate bridge for each bay. The difference seems to impact transfer speeds. Nto sure, though. Hopefully others will give more details. Might even be worth starting a new thread about it.
Robert
Good point.
Any shopping links would be greatly appreciated.
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Right now the FW800 enclosures are a bit pricey, but I decided that my time and data security were worth it and bought an OWC Mercury case about a year ago. After adding a nice fast seagate 500Gb drive, the whole setup came in just under $200.
I have found it well worth every penny and it is the perfect companion for my iMac. The 500GB external is great for backing up the 250GB internal and archiving finished projects. It is a great advantage to have an external protected drive that can restore the main drive at any time.
Having 1TB on one internal drive actually sounds like a nightmare just waiting to happen. Drives fail and the more you lose the harder it is to recover.
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[quote MacManMaz]Right now the FW800 enclosures are a bit pricey,.
The 20" iMac (the one 68shelbymustang was wanting to purchase) doesn't do FW800, FW400 & USB2 only.
BGnR
***EDIT***
According to the current specs, all the iMacs have FW800!!
Mea Culpa!!
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[quote BigGuynRusty][quote MacManMaz]Right now the FW800 enclosures are a bit pricey,.
The 20" iMac (the one 68shelbymustang was wanting to purchase) doesn't do FW800, FW400 & USB2 only.
BGnR
bummer
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I thought all new imacs had one FW800 and one FW 400?
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[quote 68shelbymustang]I thought all new imacs had one FW800 and one FW 400?
Mea Culpa!!
MacManMaz
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68!!
According to the current specs, all the iMacs have FW800!!
That one slid right past me!
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WOW!!
They buffed up a couple of cool things on the new iMacs.
Not only FW800, but they also put VESA mount capability across the line.
SWEEEEEEEEEETT!!
BGnR
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Now I find conflicting specs on the VESA Mount!!
Darn It!! Have to hold off putting on my "Dancing In Celebration" Shoes!
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all AL imacs have FW 800
there still might be some of those maxtor 500 gig FW 800 drives for $100 left -- look on dealmac for it
replaced all of my G5s with imacs, great purchase, even running dual monitors
at the studio i have 400 + 400 + 500 FW 800 storage
FYI, all 2 bay cases have fans, single bay ones do not...
