i have a 160 gig hard drive getting full and was wondering if i should buy another rebated 160 for 29.99after rebate or if a sata would be a much faster/smarter purchase ... how much faster is it really ??Is it worth the extra cost ..??? any help appreciated ....
2006-12-05 14:56:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
if uyou're sotring movies from Bittorrent or storing game Images, then totally not worht it dood. How fast SATA is depends all all the hardware... I assume you're using regular 7200 RPM, SATA goes between 10,000 and 12,000 RPM, that's not a super huge improvement, you wont' notice it unless you're building a kernal in copernicus, or you have an art sutdio and work with images or photoshop files over 1 gig in size (I've worked on an image 12 ft by 12 ft and over 2000 layers, and it was torture).
If you need your computer to boot on the fly, then load up huge files immediately, then process them and store them, then yea go for SATA... if you're not creating something, just downloading stuff, save the money.
What you can do for cheap, is get 2 of those 160 gig drives and run them on a RAID. That way, you get 2 harddrives working together spitting out data at (7200+7200) 14400 RPM.
2006-12-05 15:03:04 · answer #1 · answered by antsam999 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find out if your motherboard can use a SATA type hard drive.
And for the performance terms of an "SATA" type, it's not necessarily faster than a regular hard drive that uses that big fat ugly cable for regular use. But when you are transfering huge files you will see the difference.
2006-12-05 23:53:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To use SATA make sure that your computer motherboard has a SATA plug. Otherwise, you won't be able to run it because there will be nowhere to plug it in!
Consider an external hard drive. Running off of USB2.0 or firewire, they're fast, portable, and can survive longer than your system will last before being obsolete. Plus they look cool on your desktop!
2006-12-05 23:00:21 · answer #3 · answered by Mustapha Mond 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think about buying a larger external usb type hard drive...if that fills up you can simply purchase another one. This way if you get a new computer the information on that drive does not have to get copied over to the new machine/drive and you can take it with you. The prices have come way down.
2006-12-05 22:58:57 · answer #4 · answered by Best DJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're just looking for storage capacity, go with the cheaper hard drive. If you're looking for high performance for gaming and such, go for a 10000 rpm Sata. It really depends on what you're getting it for.
2006-12-05 23:01:14 · answer #5 · answered by josh_a_99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sata is not faster. its just different. if you have a mother board older than 3 years old sata will not even work. its a different type of connection.
2006-12-05 22:59:27 · answer #6 · answered by Steve V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first questions is does your PC even support SATA drives? personally I would just buy another 160GB at $29.99.... but I'm cheap.
2006-12-05 22:59:04 · answer #7 · answered by go_uva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, can your motherboard support a sata HD? I would suggest that you get it if it does, other wise, a regular one still stores your data
2006-12-05 22:58:45 · answer #8 · answered by J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't upgraded in a few years. Might not need it!
2006-12-05 22:58:06 · answer #9 · answered by John K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont in a year they will come up with a better technology known as walrus
2006-12-05 22:59:47 · answer #10 · answered by Wasabi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋