[ltp] OT: SATA to be the standard of all 2.5" HD???

Kelvin KAN linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:14:33 +0800


Kelvin KAN wrote:

> Just read that Seagate announced two large-capacity 120GB & 100GB 2.5" 
> drives respectively  ST91020821AS & ST9100821AS.
>
> But they are all SATA interface.
>
> Are HD vendors going to abandon ATA?
>
> Or PC vendors going to adopt SATA in all future laptops?
>
> Because obviously my old too old T42 is still ATA only.
>
> -
> kelvin.


Sorry typo: I meant my not-too-old T42 (9 months)  is still ATA only.