Computer Hard Drives?
What is the difference between an ATA hard dive and SATA hard drive. I see them advertised on external and internal hard drives but don’t know the differnce or which is better to have. Anyone with info would be great, buying a new computer.
if you are buying a new system it will come with SATA. IDE is old technology…
ATA is also known as IDE HDD- This uses the big ribbon cable
SATA is serial HDD – uses a small connector and tiny cable.
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ATA is older, and has slower transfer rates.
If you’re buying a new computer, just about everything nowadays ships with SATA.