Stick with old SCSI HDs (well that is what I do anyway).
I have been collecting for over 12 years now and have picked up quite a few spare IDE and SCSI HDs (some never used) for when the supply dries up. People new to the hobby will find it a little harder to replace worn out drives as the supply isn't what it used to be.
I do have some SCSI to IDE adapters (mostly 68 pin) but they remain on the shelf since I still have working SCSI. To be honest they seem kind of pricey when real SCSI drives are still cheaper to obtain.
The only cheap SCSI drives these days are large sized SCA drives from servers (have picked up quite a few 147GB 10k and 15K drives for under $10 shipped), kind of overkill but at least the SCA to SCSI adapters are only a couple bucks.
I have been collecting for over 12 years now and have picked up quite a few spare IDE and SCSI HDs (some never used) for when the supply dries up. People new to the hobby will find it a little harder to replace worn out drives as the supply isn't what it used to be.
I do have some SCSI to IDE adapters (mostly 68 pin) but they remain on the shelf since I still have working SCSI. To be honest they seem kind of pricey when real SCSI drives are still cheaper to obtain.
The only cheap SCSI drives these days are large sized SCA drives from servers (have picked up quite a few 147GB 10k and 15K drives for under $10 shipped), kind of overkill but at least the SCA to SCSI adapters are only a couple bucks.