True,but I solved that by using an IDE to SATA (drive) adapter,

These days any kind of adapter is available at low cost.

Yup! Good point, but then that's kinda like putting a fire nozzle on a garden hose - you end up with a bottleneck and lose the advantages of the more advanced SATA connection - especially if the drive is 3.0.

That said, it is cheaper than buying a new motherboard that supports what you want, so you do what you gotta do.

Good discussion here.

Yup! Good point, but then that's kinda like putting a fire nozzle on a garden hose - you end up with a bottleneck and lose the advantages of the more advanced SATA connection - especially if the drive is 3.0.

Absolutely true,but as always,everything depends on the user and his/her
requirements.
Under "normal" use the increased speed or loss of it eg will hardly be noticed,
unless you use intensive applications or games and of course during transfers,
that's where the difference really shows up.

Laptops were using 5400 rpm drives long after the standard for desktops
was 7200 rpm,first PATA then SATA and people managed quite well.

Some comparisons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA

So in the end it's what you can live with

Pete.

Laptops were using 5400 rpm drives long after the standard for desktops
was 7200 rpm,first PATA then SATA and people managed quite well.

Well that's true but there are other considerations with laptops. 5400RPM drives are commonly used in laptops because they:

• Consume less [battery] power
• Generate less heat - always a concern with laptops
• Generate less noise

The latter two reasons are often used to justify installing 5400RPM drives in home theater setups where silent operation is desired.

everything depends on the user and his/her requirements.

And budget.

Yes, I am aware of the reasons why 5400 rpm drives were used for laptops,
but that is fast disappearing as well.
Newer drives -now also in SATA -use less juice and are quieter.

As for using lower rpm drives for a home theater - I came across that a little while ago helping to setup a couple of home theaters.
At that time I thought it was a silly argument -still think it is (no offense meant ) because this "noise" problem can easily be remedied by installing the equipment in a box,cabinet or whatever that is lined with sound absorbing material and venting it - if necessary- outside the theater area.
Besides, the sound from the usual powerfull speaker setup will drown out any
whispers from hardrives or cooling fans.
You really didn't expect to sit there in total silence now did you ?

Pete.

At that time I thought it was a silly argument -still think it is (no offense meant ) because this "noise" problem can easily be remedied by installing the equipment in a box,cabinet or whatever that is lined with sound absorbing material and venting it - if necessary- outside the theater area.

Come on, Pete. How "easy" is all that? It is not unless you have a monster case that you can crawl into, AND you have funds, and the skill set and knowledge to gut out the case, install the liners, then put it all back together again. That is not a "normal user" skill. And as far as venting outside - get real! Now you are talking isolated equipment "closets" and/or ventilation holes in the wall.

Besides, the sound from the usual powerful speaker setup will drown out any
whispers from hard drives or cooling fans.

:rofl2: :rofl: :bs_lame: Ooh, sorry, but now you demonstrate a severe lack of knowledge about dynamic range and "quality" home theater setups. If this were an audio/videophile oriented site, you would have been skinned, filleted, and tied to a fire ant hill for that. Power has NOTHING to do with it.

Considering $10,000 for a set of quality speakers is a bargain the last thing you want is to hear drives clicking, motors spinning and case fans, CPU fan, and graphics card fan whirling about in your home theater when trying to listen to quiet passages.

"Drowning out" unwanted noise is never ever the goal of any quality speaker system, or the electronics that drive them - and no offense meant, but to suggest that is simply ridiculous!!!!

Loudness is NOT a sign of quality. Never was, never will be.

So, sorry, but "silly" is your argument and I strongly urge you check out some of the audio/videophile magazines and sites before you stick your foot in your mouth again.

You picked the wrong guy to make that argument with - I was into audiophile quality electronics long before I got into computers, and that happened when I literally stood inside a NORAD mainframe made up 67,000+ vacuum tube diodes in 1975.

Setting up a home theater is a matter of big bucks and is certainly not
in the realm of most users anyway,so having a slightly modified cabinet is no big deal.

It looks like you did take offense to my comment.
Since you're comeback has now resulted in a personal attack with a fair amount of venom, I'm no longer pursuing this discussion.

Pete.

My apologies - and yes, like many avid amateur (I don't have the megabucks to throw around) audiophiles, I do perhaps take misinformation a bit personal. Like I said, good thing this was not an audio/videophile oriented website - you think I was venomous!!! Whew!

Anyway - once again, I do apologize for my "noise".