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Why SATA is now obsolete
As a related note, if you upgrade to a SSD be sure to change the SATA type in BIOS from IDE to AHCI. Not only did I see a doubling in write speed [1], but after making the change, my system felt much more responsive under heavy load.
[1]
http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Crucial-SSDs/Why-do-i-need-AHCI-...
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[1] http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Crucial-SSDs/Why-do-i-need-AHCI-...