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SAS Hard drive

I can see why you'd want to, but although SAS and SATA use the same physical connections, the MBP doesn't have a SAS controller, so it would be useless.

It'd be loud and hot and you'd do better with a 256GB SSD
 
I wasn't actually going to buy it, just had one lying around. Can I use it with a external closure and use it as a back up drive?
 
Transporteur said:
Suitable for a MacBook? I doubt that.

You'd need a dedicated controller with external SAS connectors for that type of enclosures. Such controllers are PCIe based, hence not compatible with a notebook whatsoever.
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That's the problem, can't just get a USB/eSATA-type enclosure for SAS, maybe a PC with a SAS card running as a Linux server would do it...

kernkraft said:
How do people get these things just "lying around"?!



That's a good one! Get it!
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Usually a cast off from your place of work...
 
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