Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

I'm not sure how easy it will be to find the drives you are looking 
for outside of Ebay.  I struggled to find any SCSI ZIp drives in any 
of the second-hand computer shops here.

In the end I bought two Syquest EZ230MB drives and one Syjet 1.5GB 
drive (for my other sampler) very cheaply on Ebay.  Iomega ZIP's I 
have seen occasionally in the second-hand music shops but the prices 
are heavily inflated over Ebay.  You could also have a look in the 
adverts in Sound on Sound online.  I paid about £60 for the two EZ230 
with about 13 cartridges thrown in on Ebay.  The Syjet would also 
work with the S1100 but would be a waste of its capacity.  HAving 
said that I paid £9 for it on Ebay and got 5 1.5GB cartridges for it 
as well!

Happy hunting






--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "filipovske" 
<filipmail@...> wrote:
>
> OK.
> 
> but Where I can buy (except ebay) that kind of drives ???
> 
> Any help ??? I am UK based.
> 
> 
> thx
> 
> 
> filip
> 
> 
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "gribus88" 
> <guido7@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "filipovske" 
> <filipmail@> wrote:
> > I use an Iomega 100mb external ZIPdrive, watch the cable ! 
> different connectors
> > on each side is what you need. Don't know the names for the 
> connectors, but
> > they are still for sale in computershops. 
> > good luck.
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > Hello and thnx bro;)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I've found at last that SCSI ZIP drive is actually most 
> reasonable 
> > > solution, but I need some help still...
> > > I have found on ebay :
> > > 
> > > http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?
> > > from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=scsi%2Bzip
> > > 
> > > SCSI zip drives, but I am not sure which ones is suitable for 
> AKAI 
> > > s1100 ???
> > > 
> > > Would you mind to help me ???
> > > 
> > > 
> > > many thanx.....
> > > 
> > > nice communityby the way.....
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "bronxed01" 
> > > <bronxed01@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > i have the same problem. i use a SCSI zip drive. They work 
> fine for
> > > > all saving functions. Just make sure not to get one larger 
> than 
> > > 100mb,
> > > >  as the s1100 can only use 60mb of the disk, so there is not 
> point 
> > > in
> > > > a 250mb, or a 1gig one. A HD would be a good choice too, but 
> the
> > > > maximum size useable with it is 500mb, so you'd need to find 
> quite 
> > > an
> > > > old one. i think the cheapest solution is the zip drive, they 
> last
> > > > very well, and zip disks are very easy and increasingly 
> cheaper to 
> > > buy.
> > > > 
> > > > Hope this is some help.
> > > > 
> > > > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "filipovske"
> > > > <filipmail@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > hello
> > > > > 
> > > > > I've just bought s1100 with malfunctioning diskdrive...
> > > > > What's best idea - buy scsi ZIP drive, HD, or something 
> else ???
> > > > > And how it hook up to my sampler ???
> > > > > I got laptop, so there's no chance to connect sampler with 
> PC//:
> > > ((( 
> > > > > or maybe  I am wrong...
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > many thanx
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > filip
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>