My new Powermac G5 2.3Ghz

2.5" SATA drives are laptop drives, 3.5" are desktop drives. They use the same interface, but the power connector will deliver more power than is required which could cause issues. You'll have a hell of a time mounting the thing too.

Just buy a 3.5" SATA drive, they much cheaper than 2.5"

AdrianK said:

2.5" SATA drives are laptop drives, 3.5" are desktop drives. They use the same interface, but the power connector will deliver more power than is required which could cause issues. You'll have a hell of a time mounting the thing too.

Just buy a 3.5" SATA drive, they much cheaper than 2.5"

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I don't think there is any problem with putting 2.5" drives in a desktop, but better double check this. If you think about it, most SSDs are designed as laptop drives, yet they work in desktops. I have one in my G4 mounted with special brakets to make it fit in the 3.5" bay. Search OWC computing for that...

I just don't know why you would want to put laptop drives in a desktop. Is it to put 2X more drives? .... the biggest laptop drive is what... 300 or 500 GB at most? You can go up to 2-3 TB in a desktop. I don't understand why you would do that.

AdrianK said:

2.5" SATA drives are laptop drives, 3.5" are desktop drives. They use the same interface, but the power connector will deliver more power than is required which could cause issues. You'll have a hell of a time mounting the thing too.

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Stop spreading BS, please...

OP:
1. up to SATA I (i.e. 150 MB/s)
2. sure, in G5 you don't need any bracket, just lay it down on the "HDD floor". SSD has no moving parts (no vibrations then) and it produces no heat, esp. in comparison with any mechanical drive

Nova77 said:

the biggest laptop drive is what... 300 or 500 GB at most? You can go up to 2-3 TB in a desktop. I don't understand why you would do that.

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You can get up to 1TB 2.5" SATA drives, PATA however - used in G4 notebooks? - top out at 320GB.

666sheep said:

Stop spreading BS, please...

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Thanks for the constructive comment =]

MacintoshMaster said:

But I can't find a ssd 3.5

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I was under the impression that due to the differences in voltage/amperage ratings (on the drives that I own, anyway) that it would be an issue; apparently not.

MacintoshMaster said:

But I can't find a ssd 3.5

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If you are looking at a 2.5" SSD drive, you will not have any problems to install it. I don't own a G5, but I know there are special brackets you can put on each side of your drive to fit it in a 3.5" drive bay. Some don't even mind the trouble and put them loose. You will not find 3.5" SSDs.

There are no 3.5" SSD's, there are only 2.5" SSD's. There are brackets that you can buy cheap to mount this 2.5" SSD on the 3.5" inch bays on the powermac. That is what I did.

3.5" SSDs do exist, check eBay for instance: http://www.ebay.com/ctg/OCZ-Vertex-...3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A5559&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 But they have no advantage over 2.5" ones.

Wow I never knew until this time. Stand corrected then.