I've used Tuxera's NTFS without any problems for more than a year. Well worth paying for, to deal with a sneakernet transfer of huge files carried on a little Passport external USB drive.
http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-ntfs-for-mac/

I still rely on my Pismo (900mhz CPU now) for botany field work.
And I've got to start looking for one of these forty dollar strokes of luck before it dies on me, I guess.

Replaced the CD with a Matshita CW-8123 that works like it was OEM.

Finally had to replace the batteries with new ones for a ...

> sell or buy

Not sure; I'd like to look around, see if I can find a Pismo without a CPU and RAM to use what I have -- not a rush.

I'm one of those fanatics about ESD, got the antistatic mat, got the wrist strap, and use them -- I've seen so many shops that don't have or use ESD and don't realize ...

Pismo, finally killed the third of my three original batteries last month by leaving the Pismo unplugged for a few weeks, and it's dead dead.

I bought one of the high capacity FastMac batteries, and got 18 cycles out of it in ten days of traveling, but now it's willing to "trickle" but not full ...

Is there any website you recommend for Pismo parts swaps?

I have several RAM cards and a couple of CPUs and a heat sink tucked away that I've swapped out as I slowly improved my Pismo.