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Most ridiculous "best of show" award
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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I have to go with the Wiebetech device that enables a G5 to take 4 internal SATA drives. Not because it's not useful, but because it costs a minimum of $1300 to accomplish what virtually all Macs since the Blue and White enclosure can do.
Especially given the Xserve's ability to fit three drives in a dramatically smaller enclosure, which makes it clear that upcoming G5s should be able to fit at least 4 SATA drives if not more (the case is mammoth, after all), I think giving Wiebetech a best of show award for this contrivance is just bizarre.
Anyone else do a doubletake on this?
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it looks to me like they're seriously overcharging by forcing you to buy four drives with their setup. the modified baffle and SATA adapter alone would be a hell of a lot less expensive.
What's the driver for wanting 4 drives internal, though? With USB 2 and Firewire 800 it seems like going external makes a lot more sense now..
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Join Date: May 2002
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that's what I thought also when I went to their site! :X
My guess is that in the future they'll sell the cages w/out the HDs!
That's what I'd want!!!!! 
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Originally posted by awcopus:
I have to go with the Wiebetech device that enables a G5 to take 4 internal SATA drives. Not because it's not useful, but because it costs a minimum of $1300 to accomplish what virtually all Macs since the Blue and White enclosure can do.
Especially given the Xserve's ability to fit three drives in a dramatically smaller enclosure, which makes it clear that upcoming G5s should be able to fit at least 4 SATA drives if not more (the case is mammoth, after all), I think giving Wiebetech a best of show award for this contrivance is just bizarre.
Anyone else do a doubletake on this?
Huh? The Xserve G5 only holds 3 drives; the older Xserves held 4.
Not sure why you think this follows -- the "climate zones" would require a fair amount of rework to stuff a couple more drives in there, and it doesn't seem worth it.
Buy an Xserve RAID if you want a lot of storage ;-)
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Join Date: Mar 1999
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I agree. Stuff from Wiebetech are overpriced.
I bought the DriveDock from them.. which costs $130.. included AC adapter.
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Join Date: Dec 2001
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Yeah, but looking at their web site does show you all you need to know to build your own. A couple of pieces of aluminum and some rubber grommets, and a second SATA card, and you too can have 4 internal drives. I should sell a $100 kit and let people buy their own drives.
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