> In short, I don't see a benefit in going to SATA at this stage, > especially if you don't want to run a nearly bleeding edge > kernel. My > knowledge of the potential benefits are minimal (first new personal > computer _and_ linux install in several years made for a lot > of catching > up on what's new), so someone else may be able to offer more > insight there.
Personally I haven't gone SATA yet, I don't reckon I will change to it until it catchs on a lot more. Besides I've already made an investment into 2 x 120gb PATA drives, 1 x 60GB PATA and 1 x 80gb PATA. Neither of my 2 computers support SATA, and I had no intension of installing a PCI SATA card. I think maybe the end of next year I might explore it, maybe when it comes time to upgrade. A friend recently just built a new machine with SATA 120gb drive. I've not had much feedback from him, so I am guessing he hasn't really noticed the difference. Maybe it might pay to explore SATA a little more and then make an informed/educated decision. -mf -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
