Re: why only 1 IDE on new motherboards?


"Conor" <conor_turton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <tFqxj.10631$ZQ2.179@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, DonC says...

And what you claim is hogwash too as regards Microsoft. The performance
advantage of SATA relative to PATA is significant; it's the right
technology
at the right time - NOW. Disk drive costs are at a historic low on a
$/GB
basis. And SATAs are priced about the same as PATAs so why in the world
would any knowledgeable upgrader want to stick with PATA drives?

Like AGP, for the most part, the performance increases of SATA over
PATA are negligble if any at all on a like for like basis.

So how do I explain a +58.5% write speed / +75.4% read speed increase
benchmark results comparing my old PATA system drive vs. my new SATA system
drive? It also confirms my subjective assessment of I/O speed.

I think you're working overtime to resist normal performance enhancements
that have been part of the PC technology evolution for the past 20+ years
; ) Nobody's making you give up your old technology. So give it a rest!


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