Difference between IDE and SATA drives
I am going to buy 160 GB hard disk. But I have got an offer from a nearby computer hardware shop of the 2 * 80 GB hard drives (used) which are actually IDE. So I wanted to know if I should go for this or 160 GB SATA hard drive. What the real difference between them and which is more better.
Difference between IDE and SATA hard disks
Difference at a glance -
- Speed (150mbps (SATA) vs 100/133mbps (PATA))
- Air flow (large IDE cable vs thin SATA)
- Hot swappable (SATA)
- Newer technology with future speed increases promised.