Where can you find mini-optical adapters? — #1
Argh! I want to simply purchase either a toslink->mini optical adapter, or cable with the same conenctors so that I can hook up my iMac G5 to my receiver.
I've been to 7 freaki…
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Where can you find mini-optical adapters? — #2
The local non-chain electronics parts shop here has them. See if a local mom-and-pop parts store has them.
But Best Buy and even Wal-Mart carry the cables, with two adapters in th…
Where can you find mini-optical adapters? — #3
well I finally found one in a radioshack, though they were marked down as clearance, the package had dust on it and they only had 2 left.
At Best Buy not a single toslink in the …
Where can you find mini-optical adapters? — #4
Weird, at the local best buys here, they have them, in the same aisle as discmans and portable MiniDisc recorders.
tooki
Where can you find mini-optical adapters? — #5
that is wierd. Stupid Ohio Best Buys.
Ah well, at least I found one. Watching stuff right off the HD in surround sound is darn nice. Now if I could only get the iMac to turn off …
Nikon scanner software on OS X Tiger. How is it? — #1
We're getting a Nikon LS5000. How is the scanner software on the Mac? Tiger?
The reason I ask about Tiger is that we'd get an iMac G5 to accompany it.
Nikon scanner software on OS X Tiger. How is it? — #2
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Originally Posted by Eug Wanker
We're getting a Nikon LS5000. How is the scanner software on the Mac? Tiger?
The reason I ask about Tiger is that we'd get an iMac G5 to …
Firewire Chipset that supports 500gb HD? — #1
Are there any firewire chipsets that support 500GB hard drives?
I'm about to buy a 500gb hard drive, but since I have a laptop, I'll have to stick it in a firewire enclosure.
The…
Firewire Chipset that supports 500gb HD? — #2
Any SATA enclosure will support all drive sizes.
For regular ATA, just look for a case with large drive support ("48 bit LBA"). That boundary is at 137GB. It either does or doesn'…
Firewire Chipset that supports 500gb HD? — #3
I wish Firewire enclosures for SATA drives were more readily available. There are a couple, but they're really expensive ($100+) and, for the most part, pretty ugly.
Firewire Chipset that supports 500gb HD? — #4
SATA is a little too new for the support chips to be as available as the "accessory" market likes. They tend to wait until the support chips are fairly inexpensive and plentiful b…
Firewire Chipset that supports 500gb HD? — #5
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Originally Posted by ghporter
I think that SATA enclosures will start being in the "affordable" category when the SATA drive premium gets very small and a lot more comput…
Firewire Chipset that supports 500gb HD? — #6
Quote:
Originally Posted by tooki
Any SATA enclosure will support all drive sizes.
For regular ATA, just look for a case with large drive support ("48 bit LBA"). That boundary …
Firewire Chipset that supports 500gb HD? — #7
That almost sounds like an artificial limitation.
But I have another theory: it supports >200GB drives, but was released when 200GB was the biggest. Since it had not been teste…
Firewire Chipset that supports 500gb HD? — #8
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Originally Posted by ghporter
Take a look at how long it was between when ATA-133 drives werer widely available and when ATA-133-compliant enclosures were avaiable for …
Firewire Chipset that supports 500gb HD? — #9
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Originally Posted by tooki
That's because of two reasons:
1) No single drive ever released can saturate ATA/100. There is zero benefit from ATA/133, besides marketing.
…
Firewire Chipset that supports 500gb HD? — #10
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Originally Posted by ghporter
I've also thought of another reason these things were slow to come out: slow acceptance of the concept that an external drive could be as si…
Firewire Chipset that supports 500gb HD? — #11
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Originally Posted by tooki
Maybe in the PC world. External drives have been constant companions of Macs for two decades. We are quite used to external drives being simple…
Treo 650 questions — #1
Hi,
I currently have a Nokia 6600, and I was planning to get a Treo 650. Are there any issues with either Salling Clicker or Bluephoneelite on the Treo 650. I still haven't deci…
Treo 650 questions — #2
I just ordered my Verizon Treo 650 (switching from T-Mobile Nokia 3650 so I can get some decent goddamn reception). I'll let you know how it goes!
I do know that Kinoma player can…
Treo 650 questions — #3
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Originally Posted by vgoklani
Hi,
I currently have a Nokia 6600, and I was planning to get a Treo 650. Are there any issues with either Salling Clicker or Bluephoneelit…
Treo 650 questions — #4
Just wanted to add that AeroPlayer also supports unprotected AACs.
And my reading indicates that GSM networks like Cingular are much better for serious data use, because they run d…
Treo 650 questions — #5
I use the T650 as my wireless modem via bluetooth with my Powerbook and iPaq which I recently got... I may want to downsize if the iPaq will sync well with the new pocketpc version…
Treo 650 questions — #6
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Originally Posted by Mithras
I just ordered my Verizon Treo 650 (switching from T-Mobile Nokia 3650 so I can get some decent goddamn reception). I'll let you know how it …
SERIAL ATA? The blade conectors on my new G5??? — #1
I assume this is the new connection type that won't accept my older pin-type internal drives
inside my older G4 Powermac?
Is this the right connection type if I get this HD?:
Se…