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18X SATA, does that do anything special on my system?

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Bad_Daddy   10-17-2008 at 10:12:26 PM

As you can tell from the title....noob here.

I just replaced my old STATA optical drives. I picked the the DVD/CD-ROM (not a burner) because it was well reviewed, often purchased, and had free shipping. I didn't even notice until it arrived that is was an 18X SATA drive. I've tried to google around to find out what this means without any luck.

What does 18X SATA mean?

Does it matter on my system?

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diplomat696   10-17-2008 at 10:23:10 PM
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I think they are most likely referring the 18x to how fast the drive will burn at. SATA guessing here again they are just referring to what the connection of the drive is i.e. ide or sata which is the cable your using to connect the drive to your motherboard.

I think your talking about 2 unrelated pieces of information for one piece of hardware.

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ghmage   10-17-2008 at 10:34:07 PM
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Correct. 18x is how fast the drive can nominally read data. For example, a full 80 minute CD in a 18x drive could be read in approx. 4.4 minutes.

The "SATA" label is related to the type of connections, cabling, and controllers used by the motherboard (or add-on card) and the drive.


Message edited by ghmage on 10-17-2008 at 10:35:26 PM
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Bad_Daddy   10-18-2008 at 12:35:26 AM
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lol.... I thought that the drive speed was 48X, so 18X must be referring to something else. Thanks for you answers....

I need to get some sleep. :sleep:

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ghmage   10-18-2008 at 01:13:47 AM
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It is probable that your drive has differing read speeds depending on the media. For example, reading a CD can be faster than a DVD. However, feel free to clarify your question if you have more data (or more sleep.)

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