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Originally Posted by [AfZ]PiMp J
i am contemplating keeping my 4500 if i convert it to sata and offloading my ide 4400 (drives sleds and all)
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[AfZ]PiMp J, yours is the exact reason I started this project in the first place.
Because you may still sell your 4500 etc, and I
need to thin my herd down some, you will have to wait a little bit and let me get that completed first. I really can't afford competition in that area at the moment. If you want me to, I will send you a message here, or if you give me an email address, an email letting you know when I can provide them.
Your cost will be my cost, shipping, plus somewhere around $20 for my labor (it is time consuing to mod them).
BTW, they work in the 4400 also... In fact I love my 4400 that I have 8TB in. Excellent unit. I have always liked them due to their low noise and low power requirements.
Approximately how many "sets" will you need? (planning purposes)
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Originally Posted by [AfZ]PiMp J
have you thought about mass producing your product for overland or whoever even owns the brand now?
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Not really, for several reasons. 1) A company like that is more interested in selling new units than upgrading older units. They would want to bury it instead. 2) This is not a true R&D with a complete new design and producton and so forth. That type of cost would be far from $500. More like in the $15,000 minimum for proofs, documentation, royalties, etc etc etc. This is more of a Scratch Mod that can be done by enthusiests.