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Your question is not correct. Some solid states are SATA, some of them are PATA, and rest is IDE.
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Is a sata hard drive better than a solid hard drive?
a solid state drive is faster than an sata drive...
Does a hard drive with more memory last longer?
Not necessarily. As a matter of fact, nowadays you can get what are called Solid State Hard Drives, which are quite different from the old school IDE hard drives and the current standard SATA hard drives. I don't know much about Solid State Hard Disk Drives but it is my understanding that they tend to last a lot longer than both IDE and SATA. A 60 GB Solid State hard drive will cost about the same as a 500 GB SATA drive, apparently because they last longer and are better all around.
What is the different between ATA hard drive and Solid State hard drive?
ATA and Solid State are two different things. ATA is a connector type with SATA being it's newer form. Solid State is a type of drive medium which the data is stored on. A typical Hard Drive uses spinning platters while a Solid State drive uses flash media with no moving parts.
Can you replace eide hard drive with a sata hard drive?
No. IDE Hard Drive cannot be replaced with a Sata Hard Drive because the connectors are different. example. if you have sata hard drive installed on your machine. and you purchase IDE Hard drive. you won't be able to install the IDE hard drive where the Sata hard drive was because the IDE connectors are a different shape and size towards the Sata hard drive connectors.
What is the difference between a serial and a sata hard drive?
A serial hard drive is the same as a SATA hard drive. SATA is Serial ATA, and PATA is Parallel ATA.
Is Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Hard Drive sata?
Yes it is a sata drive. It is a internal hard.
Where can one purchase a SATA hard drive?
Someone can purchase a SATA hard drive from a number of companies such as Amazon. Amazon has a large selection of SATA hard drives from a number of manufacturers.
Is acer aspire 5610-4491 hard drive ide or sata?
sata
Is the hard drive IDE or SATA?
This partica\ular hardrive is a SATA model.
Why are companies switching to SATA hard drives?
SATA data transfer is much quicker and reliable for large files and streaming. SATA is approximately 8 x faster than USB 2.0 transfer rates. SATA provides a reliable connection for the hard drive or standard state drive to the main computer/laptop hardware.
How does one convert a IDE hard drive to a SATA hard drive?
You cannot do that. SATA and IDE are not compatible. What you can do is to buy special expension card which can work with SATA drives. For instance, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124022
What is the difference between 16 solid state drive and 160 hard drive?
16 gb solid state drive holds 1/10th the capacity of a 160 gb hard drive. The solid state drive has no moving parts unlike a hard drive. Also the SSD has faster speeds than the HD
