What's the difference between EIDE and SATA

[Alkesh]

Serial ATA vs. EIDE???

 

[corkyg]

Not SATA and EIDE - you mean SATA and PATA. Both are EIDE - ie., Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics. But, they use different means of getting to where they are going. Serial ATA and Parallel ATA. Serial are the newbies, Parallel are the oldies.

 

[bamacre]

SATA is better because of the smaller, thinner, cable.

 

[Zepper]

cable form factor - unless you're willing to pay Raptor prices where you give up capacity for speed.

.bh.