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2 months agoI salute our new overlords… :)
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I salute our new overlords… :)
(raises hand) if still needed… been a mod/organizer/community manager for years on the various platforms
Define old? I have older/vintage Mac gear I use on a regular basis. My G5 still has my entire music collection and syncs all my iPods just fine.
Looking past the folks recommending to sell them, it seems you have a handful of useful responses here (welcome to the internet & endless September). /snark Look past the naysayers, it will be fun and a learning experience just getting these drives up and running - a worthwhile experience IMHO.
I am down a similar path now, with a bunch of SAS drives. What I have learned/experienced so far:
As others have mentioned in this thread, the easiest & optimal approach seems to be:
I scored a free workstation from craigslist and one from freecycle, for another project on the workbench.
HTH, and good luck!
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