SATA or PATA?

[MadCow_VS_BirdFlu]

i dont understand the difference between SATA and PATA

 

[Ku-sama]

http://www.computerforum.com/showthread.php?t=10947

 

[MadCow_VS_BirdFlu]

yea i read that but didnt catch the essence of it...

 

[Ku-sama]

PATA=IDE=ATA66MHz/ATA100MHz/ATA133MHz
SATA=SATA=SATA150MHz/SATA300MHz

Sata is faster and uses diffrent cables and less power

 

[MasterEVC]

PATA=IDE=ATA33Mbps/ATA66Mbps/ATA100Mbps/ATA133Mbps
SATA=SATA=SATA150Mbps/SATA300Mbps

Sata is faster and uses diffrent cables and less power

Fixed*

 

[suprasteve]

basically if you have a choice between the two, I'd highly suggest sata because its transfer speeds are a little better

 

[Rambo]

basically if you have a choice between the two, I'd highly suggest sata because its transfer speeds are a little better

And the cables are much better, they aren't as fat/big or annoying like IDE Cables are... SATA cables are very small and thin, and you can usually tuck them away

 

[Geoff]

SATA is faster than IDE, and as others have said they also have smaller cables. They only cost a few bucks more than there IDE counterparts.