On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:09:38 -0600 Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dan Farrell wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:12:17 -0600 > > Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Ooops, I have IDE and the drive I just sent a email about is a > >> SATA. It won't work anyway. Do they have IDE drives like this? > >> > > > > Yeah, I'm sure they do. You could also buy a controller for $20 - > > i am happy with my Silicon Image SATA controller, and I have > > another SI ide controller that has been working well for years. > > for example, > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132007 has > > 1 internal, 1 external sata port; they also come with 2 internals, > > or more, of course. > > > > > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Dale > >> > >> :-) :-) :-) > >> > > Hmmm, the last time I looked for a SATA controller it was expensive. > I guess the price came down a lot since I looked last. I assume it > would be faster than my IDE drives too? That would be nice. > > Thanks again, > > Dale > > :-) :-)
If you get a newer model, it will be faster. From my tests, the difference between SATA and IDE is not very large if its the same hard drive model. In other words, I think newer drives are going to go faster than older drives regardless of the bus arch. nevertheless I went with sata myself, even though I had to buy a card, because I wanted to start going in that direction. I want that drive to be around a while and at the speed technology goes, i think SATA is a good way to make sure I'll still be able to talk to it when the warranty expires. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
