sata vs ata

[berge06]

I'm trying to decide on which hard drive to buy. Can anyone tell me how much faster an sata drive would be than an ata??

 

[WobbleWobble]

Unless the SATA drive is a Western Digital 10,000 RPM Raptor, SATA and PATA drives perform the same. SATA drives currently are just the PATA versions with the SATA interface slapped on.

 

[thraxes]

What Wobble said.

Having the small SATA cable is also another reason for itself. Especially in a Small Form Factor machine a SATA drive with corresponding cable helps decrease the clutter somewhat.

 

[ForsakenMaster]

They are not fast enough to pay double the price of a ide IMO.

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: ForsakenMaster
They are not fast enough to pay double the price of a ide IMO.

If you're talking about the Raptors, then that's an acceptible argument. If you're talking about the 7200RPM drives, you need to find a better store to buy from. They're only a few bucks more and I am willing to pay that price just for the thinner cabling alone.