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mcs37 · Oct 17, 2003, 11:55 PM

Perhaps this is a dumb, unedumacated question, but does anyone know why Apple (or others for that matter) have never installed a SCSI adaptor in laptops as a standard? The overhead incurred on the CPU is always taxing without SCSI, and I'm curious why PowerBooks don't have SCSI laptops with SCSI hard drives.

nagromme · Oct 18, 2003, 01:09 AM

PowerBooks had SCSI for a long time--as did other Macs. Firewire (and USB) have replaced SCSI for most people, and so SCSI isn't included anymore. SCSI has become a "legacy port." But you can add SCSI via the CardBus slot (15" and 17") if you wish. I think there are USB-to-SCSI adapters too.

Tomster · Oct 18, 2003, 01:14 AM

Sure they did. I have a SCSI on the back of my 5300. Had the most expensive freaking cable too. Adapter to 25 pin to 50 pin centronics to gender inverter to passive terminator and finally to either centronics to centronics or centronics to 25pin. Over a hundred dollars to hook the Powerbook up to an external.

No hot plugging or crash. Max seven devices. Basically, I was glad those days are over. Don't even think they make scsi drives of any decent size in teh 2.5 inch factor also. I remember drive size went up to a gig but that was it.

Yes, those were dark days.

Tomster · Oct 18, 2003, 01:15 AM

Almost forgot. Anyone remember SCSI probe?
Plug and pray. Ugh. (Insert horrible flashback here.)