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Is an Ide Hard Drive Still Faster Than a Sata Hard Drive Upgrade?


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It can vary a bit depending on exactly what the context is. 

I can promise you’ll spend more and get less life out of an IDE drive if you plan on using the console regularly. 

Between my IDE, 3.5inch, 2.5inch, and SSD drives, I can barely notice a difference between any save the painful grinding noise coming from the IDE.

SSDs will occasionally perform better when reading lots of smaller files as the seek times are eliminated. I only ever notice this when navigating through the dash, but there are a small handful of games which will also see this benefit. Plus, SSDs are getting cheaper over time so depending on the size you can get one for a pretty decent price. 

The only clear-cut benefits of installing an SSD are power consumption and weight.

tl;dr, pretty much anything works the same. I personally like having an SSD as it’s quieter, and I have more confidence in its overall lifespan. If you do go SSD, I’d suggest finding a way to live without a dvd drive because the weight imbalance feels really weird. 

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