I haven't tried Beryl, though I've seen demo videos. My machines were built with 2D graphics in mind, so they don't have the required 3D capability. I don't really miss it.

Oh yeah, and those Vista installs I mentioned were the everyday desktop systems of co-workers. Definitely production, and enterprise depends on how you classify the company. Nobody ever accused the place of having a sane IT policy.

Finally, and to take this back on-topic (listen up, featherynscale!), NewEgg does seem to have adapters to connect old IDE drives to SATA ports, for less than $15.