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SATA or PATA?

i dont understand the difference between SATA and PATA

MadCow_VS_BirdFlu

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Ku-sama

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

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MadCow_VS_BirdFlu

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

Sata is faster and uses diffrent cables and less power

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Ku-sama

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

Sata is faster and uses diffrent cables and less power

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MasterEVC

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

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suprasteve

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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

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Rambo

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.

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