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markw at mohawksoft.com wrote: > Does anyone have an opinion about which one is better? Interface and I/O > speed? DMA? Compatibility with Linux? SATA is theoretically faster, especially the newer 300MB/s SATA-II, which isn't supported by all drives or motherboards. (The original SATA was only slightly faster than UDMA 6, aka Ultra ATA/133.) In the real world, it doesn't matter, because the disk drives aren't as fast as the interface. SATA also has less bulky cables that are easier to route inside your box, and can be used for very fast external drives, because the cable length limits are less severe. On the other hand, you'll need to use a reasonably current Linux distro for it to work reliably. And you're less likely to get real bargains on drives; the REALLY cheap ones on sale mostly seem to be parallel ATA. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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