Blu-ray is the fastest optical drive on the market.
The fastest type of external hard drive would be a external 3.0 USB hard drive.
USB optical drive.
Yes their appears to be an optional floppy drive port for this drive.
As of Sept.2009 the Barracuda® XT from the Seagate Technology is the world's fastest desktop hard drive.
A CD-ROM ( Compact Disc- Read Only Memory ) is an Optical Type of Device. The reason of it being optical lies in the fact that its read/write head is optical in nature ( It uses a red colored light).
IDE is a type of computer drive (HDD or optical) interface. It is obselete now, all new computers have SATA interface instead.
SDRAM
An optical fibre connection is theoretically the fastest. It is limited only by the speed of light. In practise though, the maximum speed is limited by the processing speed of the routers (or computers) at each end of the fibre. Broadly speaking, optical fibre is faster than cable or DSL.
The type of data cable that connects an optical drive to the motherboard is typically a SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) cable. SATA cables are used for connecting various storage devices, including optical drives, to the motherboard, allowing for data transfer. In older systems, IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) cables were used, but SATA has become the standard in modern setups.
IDE is a type of computer drive (HDD or optical) interface. It is obselete now, all new computers have SATA interface instead.
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