mpc3000 wrote:"why would my boy at akai tell me to just slide the drive right in. and the only thing that i would need to worry about is just something to hold it."
Umm, opened any laptops lately? Ever? Most every laptop vendor uses a proprietary drive/bay adapter (usually for each model). It not only provides the connection but also the support. There about as many drive/bay adapters as there are models of laptops. It's called vendor lock-in. When you want another drive caddy, you are pretty much forced to buy one at a premium price from your original vendor.
I am not sure if this was Akai's intention, but rather a side effect of the design (like the RAM). I would like to think that Akai Pro has either a large stock of these caddies available for sale or supply us with the vendor name and model for it. You can be pretty sure that whenever they do become available, they will be bought up by some of the Sample companies, who in turn will assemble and preload the drives with samples.
i stand corrected.
thanks 3k.
not to damage my credibility, i opened my mpc last night and took a closer look. and like you stated, the connectors on both are different sizes. so like i said in an earlier post above, i would call to find out exactly what is needed. and after asking the right questions, i received answers that might clear up some things.
part of the conversion kit that will become available for the drive is an adapter for the connectors of the drive and the 1k. in fact, it is the same kit that is going to be shipped with the 2500. and that kit will not become available (tentatively) until november when the 2500 is launched. in the meantime.
i hope this clears my name and my credibility.
and i've should have realized that, like you said, every laptop has its own proprietary caddy/chasis for their drives.
