IDE Vs SATA DVD/RW Drive

[Clayton]

Is there a advantage of using a SATA DVD/RW Drive instead of a IDE Drive?

 

[Juan Perez]

Hi:

Not as far as I know. Using a SATA DVD/RW is just becasue you have migrated
to MOB to a new one with SATA. I depend more in the model of DVD that you
are using, than the interface.

 

[Bob I]

Only if you don't have an open IDE connector available.

 

[Paul Russell]

performance

SATA was designed to supercede ATA (or sometimes referred to as Parallel
ATA) .. has some really fast bus speeds, enhanced raid capability and
platter command queuing....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_Attachment

 

[Clayton]

I was reading somewhere that the SATA DVD/RW drives only have a IDE to SATA
converter installed in them or similar

 

[Paul Russell]

Nope..

i have a lite-on here which has SATA native

 

[Clayton]

Is this one native?
http://www.plextor-asia.com/product/px-760sa.html

I have the 760A at present which is IDE

 

[Paul Russell]

no lite-on

http://us.liteonit.com/us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=198&Itemid=67

 

[Lil' Dave]

How is that an advantage if the CD/DVD cannot read from or write to the
media any faster with either bus system?
Dave

 

[GMAN]

How is that an advantage if the CD/DVD cannot read from or write to the
media any faster with either bus system?
Dave

Smaller cabling, eliminates the need for some to use IDE all together, helps
with airfow. Etc......