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ide vs sata
Name: clintxp Date: February 24, 2004 at 05:07:49 Pacific OS: WindowsXP CPU/Ram: p4 2.8ghz 800fsb / 512ddr
Comment:
had someone see the difference in speed between an IDE hdd and an SATA one?
Name: steigrafx Date: February 24, 2004 at 05:27:28 Pacific
Reply:
If you're talking about the difference between a current parallel ATA/133 drive and a serial ATA/150 drive, no, there's not much practical difference. However, you should see some difference between an ATA/100 drive and a SATA drive, and a dramatic difference between an old ATA/66 drive and a SATA drive.
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