IDE vs. SATA optical drives

[drunknmunkys]

I recently built a new system, and reused my 5yo optical drives. It's been up and running for 2 weeks with no issues, but I was just wondering if there was any reason I should upgrade to SATA optical drives (dvd reader and burner).

Thanks!

 

[GhislainG]

New units are faster. It's getting more difficult to find legacy IDE drives.

 

[dravis12]

I recently upgraded from my old IDE DVD drive to SATA. Didnt notice any big performance advantage. DVD reads/writes are slower than most Ultra ATA transfer rates i believe (dont quote me).

It does make cable management nicer. And a lot of motherboards are moving away from IDE.

I got my drive for ~$25 from newegg with free shipping.

 

[jsc]

If you are satified with the performance of your old IDE optical drive, leave it. But if you ever need a replacement, go SATA.

 

[drunknmunkys]

Alright, thanks guys. Figured that was the case, since I don't burn DVDs for a living.