I never said ide couldn't be put in sata, just that it's not as easy I suppose I could look up the numbers, but if you are going to state they are set in stone then you should back it up with fact, otherwise it's just your opinion, just as mine..
OH, so now it also matters what machine.. well I'm running a quad core, so I guess that's why I see no difference..
as for the drives,,is seagate baracuda a junk drive or one of their top of the line as I have read elsewhere..
Im not sure what's up with your tone. Because I have knowledge about facts on computers doesn't make it my opinion, this isn't an academic paper, im not going to cite things for those too lazy to look it up themselves. I was just putting up the facts previously, but Im going to point out a few really obvious things.
It doesnt "now matter" what machine you have, it always did with externals only because they use processor power instead of an IDE or RAID controller. The fact that you dont know this and instead infer im somehow changing the rules is ridiculous. You obviously have very casual information about computers and aren't in any position to give advice.
Seagate barracuda is a brand name, some of their drives are garbage, some are awesome.
As for proof of specs, look it up, its on the box of the hard drives, im not going to go around and find links of what is common knowledge. Type in google, what is faster, external 2.0 usb drives or IDE drives. Again, i have no reason why you're calling me a liar about this, its common knowledge. For yet another metaphor, imagine if a camera is 5.0 megapixel, and one is 12.2 megapixel, which is higher resolution? If you're talkign to someone who knows computers thats the same as askign about usb vs IDE. Do you need proof the sky is blue too?
I dont know why you're insisting on battling this so hard. I said to start with externals are good for some people, but they have a lot of drawbacks. You're pushing them as if they are equal. Fact is, they are better for some people, but to get equal quality you always spend more and end up with a slower drive. All I did was elaborate why, and you somehow see this as fabrication.
I really have absolutely no idea why you are insisting on your point of view, you haven't even bothered to look up the differences yourself obviously and aren't able to tell models apart from brands. Your question about seagate is like asking if the Canon I bought is good. Which canon, compared to what? I didn't want to get in an argument with you, I stated facts and you keep coming back at me like im attacking YOU and YOUR beliefs with falsities. You do not know computers.
You are happy with the set up you have, which is fine. I can gurantee you that hard drive you bought, for the same money you could have bought internals that are bigger and of higher quality and could run programs. If you dont want that and prefer portability its a better fit for you. That's awesome, but blindly saying its ideal for all is not the truth, and instead presenting people with facts so they can assess what they want is a better way to go about it.
Your quad core splits its cores between different things. One alone can run windows, one can do your xfers off that drive, and the other can do the photo program easily. The OP does not have a quad core, he will notice significant delays if he's trying to multitask, it wont do it, the processor will split what its doing and slow down everything, making an already slow drive slower. Your lack of computer knowledge just allowed you to look right past this without even thinking twice.
You did a nice job about the bonuses of external drives, and i explained their drawbacks in a post, and since then you've just say im wrong or somehow lieing, hopefully this spells it all out very clearly.
