Proven (fast) IDE- to CF or SD card adapter, exist?

[ruthan]

Hello, i had issues with cheap CF / or SD - IDE adapters:
https://forums.anandtech.com/thread...patiblity-or-crappy-hw.2513306/#post-39020410

, in general it took 5 hours to install Windows XP, i have tried 4 boards, 2 adapters and i hope that problem is not SD card (it running fast in other devices).

but they are practical so i would like use them, if exist some really working fast adapters.. Do you know some?

I dont mind also some Sata to SD/CF adapter recommendation

 

[Ratman6161]

Plenty of adapters exist. But no "really working fast adapters" exist. The problem isn't the adapters themselves...those types of memory cards simply are not capable of running of running of running an OS "fast". When you say IDE do you really mean IDE or SATA? If you can use SATA you would be far better off with something like this: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00Z6THYYU/ref=psdc_1292116011_t2_B008RWKFYE

I couldn't believe it, but Amazon also seems to have an actual IDE SSD too: https://smile.amazon.com/KingSpec-2...qid=1502389096&sr=1-4&keywords=ide+disk+drive but its actually more expensive than the SATA version.

 

[corkyg]

To say "IDE or SATA" is part of the problem. There are two common types of interfaces, Parallel ATA (PATA) and Serial ATA (SATA.) Both are IDE. IDE=Integrated Drive Electronics.

https://www.google.com/search?sourc...hp..4.0l5.0.0.1.52707...........0.QGdXeDcasHc

It is very common today for users to say IDE when they really mean PATA. It gets even more confusing when talking about SSDs. 2.5-in SSDs are IDE, in that their controller is in the drive package. When a a SSD is embedded on a card, it can have a IDE connection.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Old-timers like me use IDE since that was the term everyone used for them before SATA existed

 

[ruthan]

Im used to IDE from age, when wasnt anything else that EDI and SCSI, yes technically is PATA better, but everyone knows what it means..

I know that IDE SSD exists, but i wanted that card adapter, want to know if they really good, for example Amiga community using them for long time.. so im curios if they are ok with crapp quality or have better ones that i ordered..

With price 40 bucks for SSD IDE, maybe some Sata to IDE adapter could be better choice but i dont know much about them..

 

[whm1974]

Plenty of adapters exist. But no "really working fast adapters" exist. The problem isn't the adapters themselves...those types of memory cards simply are not capable of running of running of running an OS "fast". When you say IDE do you really mean IDE or SATA? If you can use SATA you would be far better off with something like this: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00Z6THYYU/ref=psdc_1292116011_t2_B008RWKFYE

I couldn't believe it, but Amazon also seems to have an actual IDE SSD too: https://smile.amazon.com/KingSpec-2...qid=1502389096&sr=1-4&keywords=ide+disk+drive but its actually more expensive than the SATA version.

Even if memory cards exist that can run an OS fast, they would be expensive as hell.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

Even if memory cards exist that can run an OS fast, they would be expensive as hell.

Not really. All you need to do is look for A1/A2 branded SD cards. They have a "guaranteed" performance of 1500/500 and 4000/2000 IOPS R/W respectively. That's a lot more then your average 5400/7200RPM mechanical HDD...

 

[whm1974]

Not really. All you need to do is look for A1/A2 branded SD cards. They have a "guaranteed" performance of 1500/500 and 4000/2000 IOPS R/W respectively. That's a lot more then your average 5400/7200RPM mechanical HDD...

I haven't looked at prices of memory cards lately, but I was under the impression that the higher speeds ones cost more then the normal and lower speeds do.

 

[XavierMace]

Not really. All you need to do is look for A1/A2 branded SD cards. They have a "guaranteed" performance of 1500/500 and 4000/2000 IOPS R/W respectively. That's a lot more then your average 5400/7200RPM mechanical HDD...

I'm not aware of A2 cards being out yet. The random IOPS of the A1's is faster than spindles but it's throughput is not and they're basically the same price as a regular SSD which is far faster in every regard. If we were talking about a mobile device where size is an issue, that's one thing. But for OP's purpose, he's better off with a PATA SSD.