sata2 vs. ide Hard drives

AmdFanboy · 01-20-2007, 01:24 PM

Which is better? I heard people say that sata2 has no corrupting files unlike ide. I always get corrupted files with my ide hard drives. My parents computers lasted about 5 years with no ide coruption so i don't know if its something i am doing or not.

b1gapl · 01-20-2007, 01:27 PM

SATA II is better and the newer technology for hard drives. So I would go with that.

Ethereal_Dragon · 01-20-2007, 01:28 PM

SATA and IDE is just a different type of connection. I prefer SATA, because the cables are smaller, and thus have less restriction on airflow in the case, which for me in an SFF chassis is a good thing. I believe in the benchmarks, SATA is SLIGHTLY faster, but not by much. They are about equal in price also.

AmdFanboy · 01-20-2007, 02:44 PM

ok If i can't get rid of this hard drive i guess i will keep it then.

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01-20-2007, 02:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
AmdFanboy Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 75	ok If i can't get rid of this hard drive i guess i will keep it then.