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Subject: Re: [OM] external hard drives
From: Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:09:17 -0700
> From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Of course there are! ... only the PowerMac, Mac Pro and MacBook Pro ranges of 
> Macs can use eSATA devices.
> 
> On 29/09/2010, at 10:51 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> 
>> Thanks, Jim.  That would be a good idea if I had a computer with physically 
>> open architecture, but I have an iMac.  I believe that everything is crammed 
>> inside and that there are no expansion racks or ports.

I don't think you read through Chris's email, Andrew.

The iMacs were designed to be low-price-point, non-expandable boxes. No PCI, no 
expansion, other than RAM or swapping out the disk.

I suppose there might be FireWire --> eSATA devices out there, but that sort of 
misses the point.

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when we rely on belief, we are only acknowledging that we really don't know... 
let us always keep in mind that believing is not knowing, and that to become 
wise one must know, not believe. -- Misty Eve
:::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::

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