[X4U] Defrag utility for Tiger

[John Baltutis]

On 05/17/05, Robert Ameeti <Robert at Ameeti.net> wrote:
> At 9:32 PM -0400, 5/16/05, Kevin Willis wrote:
>
>>Right now, I have used about 77 GB of a 120 GB drive.  It changes
>>from day to day.  As I burn disks, I erase the burned files.  I also
>>record some TV shows over night.
>>
>>Defragging didn't help with the performance.  I reckon I will try to
>>burn the rest of the files, then erase the disk to see if that
>>helps.  I have Tiger installed on another 120 GB drive, but I don't
>>really want to put that drive through what I am doing to the other
>>drive.  I also have a 40 GB drive that has my old Panther system on
>>it.  I might erase it and use it to hold some of the files.
>
> My local Fry's electronics store has a Seagate 160 GB hard drive for
> $54.99 after mail-in rebate.
> How can this not be a good answer to the problem? Personally I'd
> rather have an extra drive for backup and defrag than a $30 piece of
> software that MAY fix the problem.

The latest at outpost.com (Fry's online store) shows a Seagate 200GB for
$60 afterr rebate. See <http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4008252>. However,
that's a bare drive. For another $50-100 you can pop it into a FW enclosure.