> I'm looking at two DVD/CD burners. Same line, same specs, same price.
> One's IDE/ATAPI and the other's SATA. All my SATA cables are in use so
> I'd have to pick one up if I need one. But other than that, it doesn't
> matter to me which one I choose. Is there any reason I should choose
> one over the other? Are motherboard PATA interfaces going to get hard
> to find within the lifetime of this drive (say 5-10 years)?
I changed to a SATA after using a PATA for about a year and the SATA
burns a coaster if I am wearing my cell phone while it is writing, because
it "phones home" every few minutes with it's geographic coordinates, (ATT)
I can hear when it does it in my speakers and the telephone.
The only reason I changed is my longest PATA cable is too short and
the drive had to be recessed 1/2".
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Ron KA4INM - I'm proud to be Chuck's pop!
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