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    ATA vs. SATA

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Tru3Blu3, Jul 31, 2007.

  1. Tru3Blu3

    Tru3Blu3 Notebook Geek

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    What's the difference between the two (ATA/SATA)? I believe ATA is an older model or something...

    Any enlightenment? :D

    Thanks!
     
    Tru3Blu3, Jul 31, 2007
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  2. RogueThunder

    RogueThunder Notebook Consultant

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    Techcialy, your talking about PATA(Also known as IDE) vs SATA. ATA refers properly, to both, alot of people fail on this.

    PATA, or parallel ata is indeed the older setup, and is significantly slower in many setups. Though many lower(and quite a few mid... and even a few high) end laptops have seen essentially no change from it.

    SATA, or serial ata, is the newer one, and comes in two varients. 1.5gbps and 3gbps, these numbers are utterly balonie in 99.89% of cases... But it is indeed an improvement over PATA.
     
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  3. Tru3Blu3

    Tru3Blu3 Notebook Geek

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    Well then... answered that perfectly. Thank ya sir!

    SATA pretty much standard then on new notebooks I'm assuming...
     
    Tru3Blu3, Jul 31, 2007
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  4. baddogboxer

    baddogboxer Notebook Deity

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    As he said and it can not connect beyond 1 meter, so what does it matter!!!
     
    baddogboxer, Jul 31, 2007
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  5. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Keep in mind that single SATA in today's notebooks are no quicker in data throughput than PATA(IDE), as we have yet to even hit the throughput ceiling of PATA drives. :)
     
    R4000, Jul 31, 2007
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    With a SATA drive, not as much CPU power is required to access the drive and a SATA connection also uses slightly less power. However, both are minuscule differences - probably not noticeable.

    I think the nicest thing about SATA is that it is easier to install hard drives - no more worrying about lining up pins and/or bending them.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 31, 2007
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  7. R4000

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    On the desktop SATA drives, definitely. The notebook versions seem to have just as many pins as the pata drives when put side by side..............
     
    R4000, Jul 31, 2007
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