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2007-03-08 11:06:16
_j5689_
Dreads & Bergers
+364|7181|Riva, MD
I saw some on Newegg and I was wondering if there is anything beneficial about having one at this time.  Not that it would make a difference to me, I don't have any SATA slots on my mobo.  By ROM, I mean a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive for SATA.  Here is an example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827106039

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2007-03-08 11:07:03
weamo8
Member
+50|6907|USA
Air flow
2007-03-08 11:07:44
max
Vela Incident
+1,652|7031|NYC / Hamburg

less cable clutter. the IDE cables are way too big for efficient cable routing
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2007-03-08 11:08:30
Flaming_Maniac
prince of insufficient light
+2,490|7171|67.222.138.85
SATA is faster than IDE guys.

(At least I thought to)
2007-03-08 11:10:01
bubbass
humble
+61|7033

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

SATA is faster than IDE guys.

(At least I thought to)
I think you thought right.
2007-03-08 11:11:13
_j5689_
Dreads & Bergers
+364|7181|Riva, MD

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

SATA is faster than IDE guys.

(At least I thought to)
That's what I mean, is there any benefit to having a disk drive that runs that fast yet?  Like faster loading or less choppiness maybe?
2007-03-08 11:50:23
Agent_Dung_Bomb
Member
+302|7200|Salt Lake City

While the SATA protocol is faster, ATAPI drives simply aren't fast enough to saturate the bandwidth of even IDE.  As such, there is no speed benefit for drives as slow as ATAPI drives.

If you do need to buy a drive, the best reason to get a SATA drive is that the IDE interface is going away.  Many motherboards currently have only 1 IDE interface, and even that is being supplied by a third party controller chip the mobo maker added.
2007-03-08 11:52:37
LawJik
The Skeptical Realist
+48|6995|Amherst, MA

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:

While the SATA protocol is faster, ATAPI drives simply aren't fast enough to saturate the bandwidth of even IDE.  As such, there is no speed benefit for drives as slow as ATAPI drives.

If you do need to buy a drive, the best reason to get a SATA drive is that the IDE interface is going away.  Many motherboards currently have only 1 IDE interface, and even that is being supplied by a third party controller chip the mobo maker added.

 

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