is that the new name for pata hard drives? IDE?
Its always been that but the term is just getting to be used universally. it means Paralell ATA and sata is Serial ATA
I think the difference is the connection. PATA and IDE are the same thing,they are actually PC IDE PATA HDDs. PATA is actually an old name for it SATA HDD's are in a league of they're own. they use am Serial connector rather than a Parallel connector hence the name. SATA came about as a faster way to transport data. in lab conditions an SATA HDD can transfer up to 150MB/s, PATA HDD's are what we all have seen since the dawn of computing, the large connectors that plug into the back and have speeds 33, 66, 100, 133. The Ultra-ATA's have 133MB/s rate but you will never see these results it's just what it is capable of handling.
