IDE interfaces face imminent extinction

[rpm]

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Hardware/1407.html

 

[The_Techie]

About time

SATA is so much better

 

[bwana]

"Imminent extinction" - iow from a South African perspective its longevity is assured?

 

[The_Techie]

"Imminent extinction" - iow from a South African perspective its longevity is assured?

 

[Glordit]

I still have IDE drive's!
Well should upgrade by 2008, then 3GB/s SATA goodness will wash over me! and trust me there is a HUGE difference between IDE's 100MB/s & 3GB/s

 

[The_Techie]

I have 2 IDE DVD-RW drives and that's about it...

 

[|tera|]

I have 2 IDE DVD-RW drives and that's about it...

Same here

 

[ForSure]

is there actually a speed diffrence between a sata dvdrw's and a ide one ?
i think just been converted to sata for mobos that dont have ide ports anymore

 

[Cadavre777]

Dont really care much for SATA or PATA. Still prefer SCSI.

 

[Ricard]

LOL !!!

and the Stiffie drive is also extinct.... and YET, every mobo bought STILL has the connector!

 

[The_Techie]

LOL !!!

and the Stiffie drive is also extinct.... and YET, every mobo bought STILL has the connector!

Even my new motherboard (Asus Striker Extreme) has one

 

[nivek]

Dont really care much for SATA or PATA. Still prefer SCSI.

Cant compare SATA or PATA to SCSI (which is facing imminent exctinction too - replaced by SAS)

 

[Cadavre777]

You can, well kinda... Think of it as comparing oranges with lemons and with limes

 

[nivek]

Bit expensive for home use..

 

[The_Techie]

I'm happy with SATA

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

I'm getting a SATA DVD drive just because the cable is so much smaller, great for airflow compared to IDE. I don't know how much better it is for speed in a DVD drive...

 

[The_Techie]

How much does a SATA DVD drive cost?

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

The DVD writers are about R390, not much more than IDE really.

 

[The_Techie]

Hmmm, I might just buy one or two

 

[AirWolf]

I have an 80Gb Sata hard drive in my machine and IDE cdrom and dvdrw drives. Oh and a stiffy as well

I didn't install the hard drive in my machine --> was already installed when I bought it. But I hear that the SATA hard drive detection in the bios is different from an IDE. How so?