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    Ultra ATA SSD v. SATA SSD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by 348SStb, Jul 24, 2008.

  1. 348SStb

    348SStb Newbie

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    Hi all,

    Sony has an awesome new notebook coming out called the Z series.
    http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...tegoryId=16154

    However, I cannot understand why they would use an Ultra ATA solid state drive instead of, say, a Serial ATA 300 [SATA "II"] solid state drive. [If using the link above, click the "specifications" tab to see that Sony calls their drive an Ultra ATA SSD.]

    Can anyone please explain how the difference between Ultra ATA and Serial ATA relates to the performance of the solid state drive? Is Ultra ATA just as obsolete with a solid state drive as it is with conventional hard drives?


    Thanks,
    David
     
    348SStb, Jul 24, 2008
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  2. John Kotches

    John Kotches Notebook Evangelist

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    I suppose it hasn't occurred to you that there could well be a SATA - PATA adapter in line?

    As far as performance is concerned, what level is this? At anything 133 and above it will not max out the interface anyway.

    Cheers,
     
    John Kotches, Jul 24, 2008
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  3. 348SStb

    348SStb Newbie

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    I appreciate your response, but I wonder if you could answer my questions in a more specific way. I do not understand quite what you mean.
     
    348SStb, Jul 24, 2008
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    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    Prettymuch what he means is....Even if it is IDE, the interface speed (133mb/s or above) won't be a bottleneck for the drive. So it won't make that big of a difference (Current SSD Read times = ~80-120mb/s, Write times = ~40-80mb/s)
     
    redrazor11, Jul 24, 2008
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  5. Weet

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    And ATA devices draw less power than SATA which is a bonus for a small portable laptop.
     
    Weet, Jul 24, 2008
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