Dan Farrell wrote: > 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: >>> >>> >> 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. >
One reason I want to get a SATA is that I plan to build a new box to replace this one. It will have SATA so why buy a drive now then have to buy another one a while later. Thanks Dale :-) :-) :-)
