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02-25-2010, 03:45 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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SATA vs SATA 2
I have been looking into a new SATA hard drive. The ads for the various SATA 2 drives boast higher transfer speed but my friend told me that the motherboard limits are more like the speeds of SATA.
My question is whether or not the SATA 2 speeds are realistic to expect? |
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02-25-2010, 11:16 AM
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I know the transfer rate is higher but it is also the latast interface system for SATA drives.
There's not a huge price difference in SATA and SATA 2. I would get SATA 2 From your post I would ask what sort of motherboard you have and if you would get a big change from buying a SATA 2 over the regular SATA. But do remember SATA 2 is the newer interface above regular SATA drive systems.
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