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Re: A4000 hard disc
« on: October 24, 2012, 08:02:29 AM »
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I would go with a sata to scsi adapter

They cost lots and lots of money.

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still may need a 68 pin to 50 pin adapter.

So why get a SATA->SCSI adapter?

The best value for money would be a modern SCSI 3 drive and an adapter. You could get the two for about €30
 

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Re: A4000 hard disc
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2012, 11:45:34 AM »
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if you want a brand new SSD they are the only option.

A SCSI multi-card reader is another option.

http://a4000t.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=180

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Can you buy scsi ssds?

Yes but they are prohibitively expensive.

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Can you still buy new scsi hard disks?

Yes, but like PATA drives are being phased out for SATA parallel SCSI are being phased out for SAS.

The cost per GB for new Parallel SCSI drives is quite high but unit prices are reasonably low. (i.e. they are small but cheap.)
 

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Re: A4000 hard disc
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2012, 09:02:36 AM »
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I could use a 50 m to 68 f for a 68 pins hard disc, but I haven't found many.

There are 10's of them on eBay. And you'd probably use an 80-pin to 50-pin adapter as most new parallel SCSI hard drives are 80-pin