Thread: SATA vs IDE
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Old 04-30-2008, 04:01 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by raoul_1101 View Post
Well, I'm buying a new DVD burning drive... would there be a big difference between PATA and SATA? (I'd prefer SATA, but some people recommend PATA...?)
I don't have a strong preference either way, they both have pro's and cons. SATA theoretically is faster, although DVD Drives don't use that much bandwidth anyways. The only real pro is that they use smaller cables.

The cons would be that some older motherboards may have some issues with SATA drives and not being seen correctly, or at all before the OS loads.
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