Please post what online computer part companies you use

10 posts / 0 new
Last post
MaxTek's picture
Offline
Last seen: 2 years 4 days ago
Joined: Dec 20 2003 - 10:38
Posts: 702
Please post what online computer part companies you use

I used to walk in Staples or Compusa to buy hard drives for older computers. Now it seems all you can buy is large format drives already installed in external cases...branded as "instant backup" etc.

What companies are you using online to order drives? Specifically I need to buy a drive for an iMac DV 400mhz, an eMac 700mhz and a Cube 450mhz.

By the way, what is the largest these computers can use? Is it 120GB?

Thanks.

Dr. Webster's picture
Offline
Last seen: 16 hours 33 min ago
Joined: Dec 19 2003 - 17:34
Posts: 1759
www.newegg.com

www.newegg.com

Microns's picture
Offline
Last seen: 14 years 8 months ago
Joined: Jun 2 2006 - 22:09
Posts: 18
Second NewEgg.com Add: zipzo

Second NewEgg.com
Add: zipzoomfly.com, cyberguys.com, and Other World Computing at eshop.macsales.com

Had good experiences at all but your milage may vary.

If I remember correctly drive size limits essentially went away with the introduction of HFS+.

Cheers...

dankephoto's picture
Offline
Last seen: 1 year 3 months ago
Joined: Dec 20 2003 - 10:38
Posts: 1899
I'll add DMS (datamem.com), geeks.com and smalldog.com

to OWC, zipzoomfly and newegg, all of whom I recommend.

The emac _maybe_ can use larger drives (I don't know), the others are 128GB or under. Unless of course you use Intech's ATA Hi-Cap Support Driver, then you can use big drives on all of them. Biggrin

dan k

Offline
Last seen: 1 year 2 months ago
Joined: Dec 19 2003 - 18:53
Posts: 906
I miss CompUSA. . . but for a walk-in. . .

I miss the CompUSA's that they took out of my town, but once in awhile Fry's will run a good sale on Seagate drives of various flavors. They do have a website too. Don't buy anything there that you might have to return, as they apparently make that process tortuous.

Mutant_Pie

tmtomh's picture
Offline
Last seen: 2 years 1 month ago
Joined: Dec 20 2003 - 10:38
Posts: 568
I second zipzoomfly.com. A

I second zipzoomfly.com.

And for cables and similar types of parts, monoprice.com is absolutely killer. Yesbuy.net is also good for some items.

Best,
Matt

MaxTek's picture
Offline
Last seen: 2 years 4 days ago
Joined: Dec 20 2003 - 10:38
Posts: 702
Re: I'll add DMS (datamem.com), geeks.com and smalldog.com

to OWC, zipzoomfly and newegg, all of whom I recommend.

The emac _maybe_ can use larger drives (I don't know), the others are 128GB or under. Unless of course you use Intech's ATA Hi-Cap Support Driver, then you can use big drives on all of them. Biggrin

dan k

Thanks Dan. I heard about that driver on the Cubeowners site...interesting.

MaxTek's picture
Offline
Last seen: 2 years 4 days ago
Joined: Dec 20 2003 - 10:38
Posts: 702
Thanks everyone!

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I have compiled a list and my credit card is beginning to warm up.

Jon
Jon's picture
Offline
Last seen: 13 years 4 months ago
Joined: Dec 20 2003 - 10:38
Posts: 2804
The limits at the OS level we

The limits at the OS level went away, but there are still limits on many machines at the hardware controller level, which takes it's toll long before the OS starts to boot. Wink

mmphosis's picture
Offline
Last seen: 2 months 3 weeks ago
Joined: Aug 18 2005 - 16:26
Posts: 437
awesome!

I appreciate everyone who has posted here. I found a CAT5 coupler for $3.29 which is priced at over $20 at big box electronics stores.

Log in or register to post comments