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SATA to Firewire cables/adapters?

  • 04-12-2011 5:50pm
    #1
    taylorconor95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 331 ✭✭


    I have a spare optical drive kicking around now since I replaced it with another HD, and I was wondering If there is a cable (on the cheap) for hooking this up through firewire (or at a last resort USB, but my ports are generally full)

    If not, what is the best and cheapest optical drive enclosures rather than just a cable?
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  • #2
    Greentree_uk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Greentree_uk


    I'd say it isn't worth it. you would be as cheap to buy a firewire burner.


  • #3
    taylorconor95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 331 ✭✭taylorconor95


    Well I know that you can get really cheap HD cases, so why not optical?


  • #4
    Liameter
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 898 ✭✭✭Liameter


    I've had thousands of people ask for this and I'm sick of telling them there's no demand!

    But, seriously, you are the only one. The demand for such a converter is so tiny that no manufacturer will consider developing one.


  • #5
    QuadLeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 625 ✭✭✭QuadLeo


    This might be what you're looking for. It's USB but it doees the job.
    http://www.powerbookmedic.com/SATA-Optical-Drive-Superdrive-Enclosure-for-Unibody-Macbook-p-17424.html

    As the the website says - "These enclosures are not compatible with the Mid 2010 and newer model superdrives"


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