2.5" ATA-6/ATA-7 ?

Massive Attack · 28 Oct 2006 at 22:57

hi all,

i am looking to get a laptop drive to make a small external one, only i noticed there where 2 types ATA-6 and 7, the 7 is faster which got me thinking will an ATA-7 drive work over usb just like an ATA-6 drive does, are there any drawbacks i.e limited to a specific speed

cheers

rpstewart · 29 Oct 2006 at 09:51

The USB connection will be the limiting factor in this case so you won't see any difference between the drives.

Massive Attack · 29 Oct 2006 at 13:50

rpstewart said:
The USB connection will be the limiting factor in this case so you won't see any difference between the drives.

damn, should i just get the ata-7 drive anyway as if i want to sell it it wouold hold more of its value but its a fujitisu and ive never had or used one so i dont know what they are like, ive got a few options on getting drives, samsung, toshiba or fujitsu all ata-6 except the fujitsu, which would be best out of those 3?

Justintime · 29 Oct 2006 at 15:20

It'd prolly hold more value if it was a 7200rpm drive vs. a 5400rpm one, ATA transfer speeds are meaningless really and are theoritical at best.

Massive Attack · 29 Oct 2006 at 15:57

Justintime said:
It'd prolly hold more value if it was a 7200rpm drive vs. a 5400rpm one, ATA transfer speeds are meaningless really and are theoritical at best.

im not buying a 7200rpm drive for storage as they are to expensive

MagicBoy · 29 Oct 2006 at 17:01

There's sod all point buying a 7200rpm drive for a USB caddy. I reused a Hitachi 7k60 from an old laptop I sold in one and on some machines it demands too much current from the USB ports and won't initialise properly without external power. I've swapped the drive with an WD Scorpio which works flawlessly in the caddy.