My Centris 610 still has the stock 80MB hard drive and it's now 21 years old so I should do something. But i don't want to replace or change OS so it will still be running System 7.1 IIRC there's limitation, was it 2GB max without HFS+ support or something?
A CF adapter won't benefit from faster rate because early Macintosh SCSI were pretty much capped at 5, and a typical CF to SCSI adapter is like $130. There's also IDE to SCSI bridge that can be had for under $70 (eBay) but I have no idea if it will work. If it works, CF to IDE adapter is like $5. But that's more parts, more connectors, and more chances of things going wrong.
A replacement SCSI hard drive is a lot cheaper but it's hard to find new SCSI drive these day that will work with old machine.
So I'd like suggestion as to what would be better in the long run? And where to get parts if it can be cheaper than eBay? I am in USA.
A CF adapter won't benefit from faster rate because early Macintosh SCSI were pretty much capped at 5, and a typical CF to SCSI adapter is like $130. There's also IDE to SCSI bridge that can be had for under $70 (eBay) but I have no idea if it will work. If it works, CF to IDE adapter is like $5. But that's more parts, more connectors, and more chances of things going wrong.
A replacement SCSI hard drive is a lot cheaper but it's hard to find new SCSI drive these day that will work with old machine.
So I'd like suggestion as to what would be better in the long run? And where to get parts if it can be cheaper than eBay? I am in USA.