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Post #8 by JDW
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateMon, 28 Nov 2011 - 22:04
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/owc-black-friday-2011-discounts-ide-2-5-quot-ssds-amp-batteries.24279/
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Yes indeed, Theos. I was looking at the OWC blog just now, same as you.

I am pleased to announce that OWC has discounted the 40GB Legacy SSD I've eyeing:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/SSDMXLE040/

Prior to our blog posts, that 40GB SSD was locked at $149. It is now $128. That's $21 off! Thank you OWC for listening! And a special thanks to those of you who did the right thing and posted your comments on the OWC blog. "Ask and ye shall receive" rings true indeed.

They also have a 3.5" drive bracket adapter "special offer" that is valid through 2012 (useful if you wish to put the 2.5" SSD in a desktop Mac, although you would need an IDE-to-SCSI adapter in most cases):

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/SSD2535BKT/

You will need this driver to get the most out of the OWC SSDs (or any SSD for that matter) when used on OS 9 or earlier OS's...

Intech HD Speed Tools:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Intech%20Software/STCDHD/

Other items that may be of interest to you PowerBook Wallstreet owners (which unfortunately are not currently discounted)...

Wallstreet main batteries:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/BAPLLIWSRS/

Wallstreet PRAM batteries:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/PRAMPBG3WS/

External USB & Firewire 2/5" hard drive enclosure for IDE notebook drives (you'll need a PC card interface for your Wallstreet in order to use it though):

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Macally/PHR250CC/

Happy Holidays!

UPDATE...

Grant at OWC just wrote me a personal email explaining why the "Legacy" IDE/ATA SSDs cost more than their SATA cousins:

The cost differential comes down to the legacy 2.5" models needing to actually be 1.8" drives (smaller profiler, higher density (more expensive) flash, and from the 1.8" base we then have to add (more cost) the SATA to IDE/ATA 2.5" adapter housing. It's no cheapie to say the least, so pricing is reflective of this aspect.
Grant also mentioned that they have MacBooks on special (keeping in mind these are not PPC though):

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/MB402LLAB/

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