I’m in the middle of a project that involves audio and video files, which eat hard drive space voraciously. I’ve been looking into how to upgrade the internal hard drive. Based on what I’ve read, my Intel iMac is held together by a bunch of magnets that a normal person will never be able to put back together properly again.
A techie friend said, “Oh, it’s simple. You just remove the bezel.” I replied that it wasn’t so simple for me, although “bezel” is a funny word.
I went for an external hard drive instead. My 300 GB LaCie 2d Quadra’s been running faithfully for over four years, so I feel confident about the brand, even though I still don’t know if it’s pronounced “Lacey” or “La See.” J&R and B&H both carry the 1 TB drive for $150, which is the cheapest you’ll find anywhere. J&R had a coupon on their site for $15.00 off a purchase of $150 or more.
Once I got there and was in a mild trance staring at an array of RAID arrays, the clerk told me I couldn’t use the coupon on the hard drive because it wasn’t good on sale items. Just about everything this weekend is a sale item there, so I went ahead and bought it anyway.
“So, Miss Spendthrift,” said my Inner Parents, “you don’t know where your next paycheck is coming from and you’re buying more equipment? You might as well get the two terabyte drive.” This is how I know it’s my Inner Parents speaking. My actual parents wouldn’t know a terabyte if it bit them.
I explained to them that while a 1 TB drive would be a good investment, the 2 TB would be overkill right now. By the time I need the 2 TB drive, it’ll be time for a totally new iMac that will have a 10 TB internal drive and make toast.
So now I’ve got both drives connected and I’m nervous about putting stuff on the new one, afraid I’ve jinxed my equipment by recommending it. I keep checking them to see if they’re running. They are, but as you can see in the photo above, the little blue light is beginning to dim on the old one. I’ll have to find out if you can change the bulb and if it involves magnets or bezels.
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