PIONEER 111D. . .IDE or SATA. . .I am buying an external USB enclusure and was just wondering which to get. . .also what exactly the difference is. . .thanks. . .


http://www.dealsonic.com/exen.html

This is not a backup issue.

I moved your last thread to newbie,
this one should also have been posted there.

As per posting rules, plse post in the appropriate section.
will follow up with a PM.

rgds,soso

This would probably do better here:
Personal Computer (PC, MAC, etc) General Talk
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showforum=64

Anyway, get the IDE.

There is a lot of differences.
SATA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA
IDE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Drive_Electronics

I would recommend SATA as a general rule HOWEVER, SATA still has so many chipset compatibility and configuration issues in general that it is hard for me to recommend it. SATA generally has a speed advantage but IDE definitely has the edge in compatibility/plug and play technology. So, I have to also go with IDE.