The Madhatter
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My brother has a Pismo Powerbook 300 Mhz and only a 6 GB hard drive. He wants more space, and needs it pretty badly so he can install OS X (although he'll need to get more RAM). His model of Powerbook does not have FireWire on it, only USB and SCSI 2. How do you suggest going about getting a better hard drive? Here are the options we have considered:
1. USB - He has two ports, but it would be so darn slow I would get sick. We hope to not have to resort to USB.
2. Internal hard drive - can you buy internal hard drives that will fit in his model Powerbook? If so, are they expensive, and is it a hassle to install it?
3. FireWire - We could buy a FireWire PC Card (such as an OrangeMicro one) and then an external FireWire hard drive (probably at least 40 GB, they aren't TOO expensive). Would this be fast and feasible? It sounds like the best solution to me...
I figured SCSI 2 would be too cumbersome. If there are any better solutions than the three I came up with, please let me know. He just needs it for more space to store files and stuff, not for video editing or anything. I would tell him to install X on the internal hard drive, and put all the extra stuff on the external HD. Please let me know what you would recommend. Thanks a lot.
1. USB - He has two ports, but it would be so darn slow I would get sick. We hope to not have to resort to USB.
2. Internal hard drive - can you buy internal hard drives that will fit in his model Powerbook? If so, are they expensive, and is it a hassle to install it?
3. FireWire - We could buy a FireWire PC Card (such as an OrangeMicro one) and then an external FireWire hard drive (probably at least 40 GB, they aren't TOO expensive). Would this be fast and feasible? It sounds like the best solution to me...
I figured SCSI 2 would be too cumbersome. If there are any better solutions than the three I came up with, please let me know. He just needs it for more space to store files and stuff, not for video editing or anything. I would tell him to install X on the internal hard drive, and put all the extra stuff on the external HD. Please let me know what you would recommend. Thanks a lot.