How much more of a speed difference would I gain by going from a standard IDE Hard Drive to a SATA Hard Drive? Isn't there like a 150 SATA and 300 SATA? I'll be upgrading my HDD soon and I dont know what to get. Im really looking for a 160gig HDD, but I was considering a Raptor as well. Dont know if i'll get the raptor though, as it's a little more pricey. Give me your thoughts please!! Thanks.
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Speed difference in IDE and SATA HDD's?
- Thread starter mikebrown
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There is not much difference (as you might feel it) in terms of small files (less than 1GB) transfer between SATA and IDE as I've experienced it. But I suggest you should go for SATA-II. I don't know anything (other than that they are little noisier) about high rpm drives (raptors).
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