Ron Youvan wrote:
>> 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.
Hi Ron!
Is that typical of these? I don't have a DVD burner yet. When I buy one
I would like to avoid burning coasters if at all possible.
> 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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