Say goodbye to ATA parallel and say hello to Serial ATA
 

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/...073002X,00.asp

This should help all of us having hard drive speed issues. This new connector will be a lot faster than what we have today like up to 4x faster.
I can't wait until I can get one.

Why do you care, you use a MAC :P

U235 has got a point, because you won't be able to use it til years after, but either way, it shouldn't make too much of a difference. That's only because that has always been thought to be a bottle neck, but tests prove that it really makes no difference once you are at ATA100. Plus serial can only max out at around 500 Mhz, and only a much bigger jump will make a difference in the future. What does make a difference is access times which doesn't have anything to do with the speed of the drive.

lmao...sorry man...just had to point that out, but in vee_ess's further information in that thread, i agree with it as well

U guys have a point. In regards to me having a mac and not being able to use new PC tech, there are quite a few companies that make mac upgrades to allow use of PC new Tech. For example USB 2.0, once it was in stores the Mac had upgrade cards within 6 months. The Mac was ther first to have the GeForce 3 and 4 in their computers. Bluetooth and Wi-fi are on the mac side also. Macs were the first to have a built-in Wi-fi connection/slot. U have heard of the Airport Car, right.

U guys have a point. In regards to me having a mac and not being able to use new PC tech, there are quite a few companies that make mac upgrades to allow use of PC new Tech. For example USB 2.0, once it was in stores the Mac had upgrade cards within 6 months. The Mac was ther first to have the GeForce 3 and 4 in their computers. Bluetooth and Wi-fi are on the mac side also. Macs were the first to have a built-in Wi-fi connection/slot. U have heard of the Airport Car, right.

One more thing the Serial ATA will go to 200gigs

Umm, maybe I'm missing something but isn't serial by nature slower than parallel. Do you ya'll remember way back when you could print through the round serial cable's. Slower than you can imagine and more painfull than I care to remember. Because serial sends data one bit at a time and parallel can send multiple bits at the same time just how can it be faster. Maybe I'm missing something.

true

but have you ever thought that Serial ATA can send and recieve at an alarming rate.

I understand it could be fast. But if you had 8 parallel lines that would kick the dog crap out of one serial line. Same technology just more of it. Hell I'ld even run 8 diffrent cable's if I had to.

first implementation of serial ata will be a pci card that will enable speeds of 150 (will be out shortly), then as it becomes more popular it will be introduced to new mobos then the speed will increase to 300, 600 and 800 i believe

parrallel is dead... now the floppy drives plz

i cant wait; im sick of the huge ide chords