SATA dvd-rw

stdu007 · 01-18-07, 05:30 AM

did some one ever try this kind of burner ...

so ... let me know you're impression

Bios24 · 01-18-07, 06:52 AM

I'm guessing they are basically the same as the IDE burners currently available. SATA won't provide a speed increase over IDE for optical drives. You're basically using it for the SATA cable to help with cable management. Although you should see some performance increase with 2 SATA drives over 2 IDE drives on the same channel. Unless you use each on their own channel.

SeasonalEclipse · 01-18-07, 07:55 AM

Iv seen them on new egg, their really expensive and most of them have bad reviews, Id use IDE really, since it has less bugs and is cheaper.

Burnout01 · 01-18-07, 12:40 PM

I got a plextor sata dvd burner off ebay real cheap. I noticed a huge gain only because I went from a 2x to a 12x. I like it being sata cause now I don't have any IDE cables in my case. But other than that I wouldn't go buy a 12x sata burner to replace a 10x IDE burner.

Bios24 · 01-18-07, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SeasonalEclipse

Iv seen them on new egg, their really expensive and most of them have bad reviews, Id use IDE really, since it has less bugs and is cheaper.

The new SATA burners from Lite-on and Samsung are only a few bucks more than IDE models. Plextor was one of the first to make a SATA burner, but it was expensive. Hopefully this will encourage all optical drives to go SATA.

Pyrotechnic · 01-18-07, 01:10 PM

It's probably just a PATA drive with a PATA > SATA bridge chip in it. The standard PATA and 4 pin molex power connectors seem to be much more durable than the SATA connectors at this point, although a little bulkier and less clean, but there is always rounded cables. I just dont think it's worth it until optical drives become true SATA devices.

stdu007 · 01-18-07, 09:14 PM

So ... the only reason i buy this device is for cable management !!!

BigTree · 01-18-07, 09:30 PM

Sata Dvd burner, 36 bucks.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106046

MVC · 01-19-07, 04:41 AM

One other thing to consider is that a lot of motherboards are very stingy when it comes to providing S-ATA connectors. If you've only got 4 of them, do you really want to loose one to an optical drive? Until I can buy a motherboard that's replaced the IDE connector with two S-ATA ports I'll be using IDE for optical drives.

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Bios24 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kansas City, MO	I'm guessing they are basically the same as the IDE burners currently available. SATA won't provide a speed increase over IDE for optical drives. You're basically using it for the SATA cable to help with cable management. Although you should see some performance increase with 2 SATA drives over 2 IDE drives on the same channel. Unless you use each on their own channel. __________________ Antec P180 - Corsair HX520W - Dell 2005fpw Opteron 165 <Currently 280x9 1.35v> DFI NF4 Ultra-D - 2gb G.Skill 3-4-4-8@250mhz 320gb+200gb Seagate - XFX 6800GS 500/1.2ghz Sound Blaster X-Fi - BA7900 5.1 Surround Thermalright XP-90C - <The Quiet Overclock> [ HEATWARE ]
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Burnout01 Member Join Date: Nov 2003	I got a plextor sata dvd burner off ebay real cheap. I noticed a huge gain only because I went from a 2x to a 12x. I like it being sata cause now I don't have any IDE cables in my case. But other than that I wouldn't go buy a 12x sata burner to replace a 10x IDE burner.
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Pyrotechnic Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Austin, TX	It's probably just a PATA drive with a PATA > SATA bridge chip in it. The standard PATA and 4 pin molex power connectors seem to be much more durable than the SATA connectors at this point, although a little bulkier and less clean, but there is always rounded cables. I just dont think it's worth it until optical drives become true SATA devices. __________________ Desktop: [ Athlon 64 2800+ ][ Gigabyte K8NS-Pro ][ 768MB PC2700 DDR Ram ][Radeon 9800 Pro] Laptop: [ Dell Inspiron B130 ][ Pentium M 735 1.7Ghz ][ 2 GB Ram ]
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01-18-07, 09:14 PM	Thread Starter #7
stdu007 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: 46° 21' N 72° 35' W	So ... the only reason i buy this device is for cable management !!!
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BigTree Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada	Sata Dvd burner, 36 bucks. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106046
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01-19-07, 04:41 AM	#9
MVC Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hell's Kitchen, NYC	One other thing to consider is that a lot of motherboards are very stingy when it comes to providing S-ATA connectors. If you've only got 4 of them, do you really want to loose one to an optical drive? Until I can buy a motherboard that's replaced the IDE connector with two S-ATA ports I'll be using IDE for optical drives.
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