help with ATA 100 hd

[cosmo72]

I am think of getting the maxtor 40 gig ATA 100 drive. But I have also noticed that alot of people are talking about the 50 rebated you get when you by the drive and card combo. My question is do i need the converter card and what is it for.


Thanks
Cosmo

 

[KameLeon]

Na, You don't really need the Card. Unless you run out of IDE ports.. So if you already have 2 hard drives, you would need the card to install another one. The ATA100 bonus isn't really worth it. But since there's a $50 rebate, and you get the card for free, It wouldn't be a bad idea either.. My rebate came pretty quick.

 

[TheVrolok]

The card is just for if you don't have extra IDE slots or your board doesn't support ATA100. You don't need it but it ain't bad to have either.

 

[dcdomain]

I just got it for the hell of it. Loaned it to my friend. When he finally gets a new computer, I'll take it back and add some more IDE devices to my system.

 

[nullshark]

Current hard drives can barely push 40MB/s, who needs ATA100? (If you have to spend any extra money on it, I'd say no - but if you're getting a rebate, go for it)