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Old 8th May 2012   #2
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Originally Posted by James Lugo View Post
I need to get a new system drive for an old Dual 2.7 gig G5 PPC. I'm pretty sure it uses a SATA3 drive, does it matter if it's buffer size is 32MB cache or 64? Will either work?

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Yes, a Serial ATA drive would do the trick. You might want to consider an SSD if it's only going to be your system drive. I added one to my Mac Pro and it's a noticeable upgrade. 128GB works as long as you keep your system lean.

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