[MacDV] VCR to DVD Strategy

[tmeyer at lps.org]

I agree with Nick. I purchased an Ultra Mini Portable Disk Drive enclosure from Tiger , popped in my 120GB drive I had purchased and plugged it in. Never a problem. Firewire and USB out/in. Built in cooling fan. $399.99

Tom

----- Original Message -----
From: Nick Scalise <nickscalise at cox.net>
Date: Monday, April 10, 2006 1:44 pm
Subject: Re: Re: [MacDV] VCR to DVD Strategy

> > From: Patty Winter <patty1 at sonic.net>
> > 
> >    >From: Nick Scalise <nickscalise at cox.net>
> >    >
> >    >You could also just buy another firewire drive. If you buy a 
> bare drive and an empty enclosure and build it yourself, you can 
> get it pretty cheap.
> >   
> > I was going to suggest additional storage to Dennis, also, but I 
> hadn't> thought of homebrewing. I know that when I buy a name-brand 
> drive, it
> > comes with the right drivers for Macs and works smoothly. What 
> would I
> > have to do to accomplish the same results myself? And what kind 
> of cost
> > savings are we talking about? (The name-brand FW 800 drives seem 
> to run 
> > about $1/GB these days; less for FW 400.)
> 
> FW400 cases are about $40. Here's one that is recommended from 
> another list I am on:
> <http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:10500933>
> And another recommended one:
> <http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:10502309>
> 
> Here's a Firewire 800 for $58:
> <http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:10502314>
> 
> NewEgg.com has a Western Digital 320GB HD on sale for $115.00.
> 
> About $.50 - $.55/GB
> 
> That's a start anyway. CompUSA and BestBuy sometime have sales on 
> stuff too. If you want you can go over to dealmac.com and sign up 
> for them to notify you when stuff goes on sale.
> 
> Standard disclaimer, I am not at all affiliated with any of the 
> above stores, websites or manufacturers.
> 
> 
> --
> Nick Scalise
> nickscalise at cox.net
> 
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