" New Elite-AL Pro 800 RAID Solution pricing
OWC Mercury Elite-AL PRO 800 RAID Dual Drive FireWire 800 Hardware RAID solutions utilize the Oxford 912 Chipset and the best hard disk mechanisms to provide the ultimate in reliability and performance via FireWire. Elite-AL models are EMC/Dantz Backup Certified, Supported for High Demand Audio-Video and include FireWire 800 Cable, FireWire 400 Cable, Dantz/EMC Retrospect Backup, Intech HD Speedtools, a 2yr Warranty and more.

160GB with 4MB of Data Buffer was $229.99, now $219.99
320GB with 16MB of Data Buffer was 289.99, now $279.99
400GB with 16MB of Data Buffer was 329.99, now $319.99
500GB with 16MB of Data Buffer was $349.99, now $329.99
600GB with 16MB of Data Buffer was $399.99 - Replaced with New 640GB
640GB with 16MB of Data Buffer -NEW- $389.99 *More GIGs & Still Lower Cost*
800GB with 16MB of Data Buffer remains $599.99
1TB with 16MB of Data Buffer was $899.99, now $849.99
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/RAID/

Ground delivery within the 48 Continental states is $2.95 for any of the above solutions. 2nd Day Air delivery anywhere within the USA, $7.95 or less.

Also available, Elite-AL Pro 800 RAID Dual Drive Enclosure Kits, now $119.99
Best Regards,
Lawrence R. O'Connor
Other World Computing "

"Running Windows on Intel Macs via "Q"
Thought this might be of interest to folks - I managed to get Windows XP to install and run (reasonably snappily, too) on my Intel iMac:
http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2006/03/20/windows-mac-q
-Neil "

I've added this to the previous page of (PowerPC and intel CPU Macs) Reader reports on free 'Q' PC emulator.
(See Friday's news page for a MacBook Pro owner Notes/Pix of Running Windows XP natively using the boot loader software - and later news item above has a tutorial video.)

• French Lawmakers OK Bill on iTunes, iPods
• D2X-XL 1.5.172 (OpenGL version of Descent 2)
• X-Plane 8.4b6
• MacBook Pro Connect "super antenna" (quickertek PR)
• Avernum 4 v1.0.3
• OnScreen DNA for Macintosh

DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
• IDE Pioneer DVR-111D in G4/AGP (OS X 10.4)
  (although Tiger has basic iApps burn support for most drives without it, he noted using Patchburn 4.)
• Exp. Bay Pioneer DVR-K05 in (Pismo) Powerbook G3 2000 (OS X 10.4)
  (Used mod to force master mode shown in the Expansion bay drive articles on the Systems page, Powerbook section.)
• IDE Samsung SH-W162C in Dual G4 (OS X 10.3)
  (Using Patchburn 3 for 10.3.x iApps burn support.
  Illustrated CD drive install guide here covers G4 towers up to the Digital Audio model. See FAQ's Apple G4 section for other model guides)

You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches). For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. (If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.)
(Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)