hdd question

which is better for an aug 2003 xbox... wd sata hdd or wd ide hdd?

 

i would go with sata, but i wasnt aware that xbox motherboard was compatible with sata drives! guess you learn something new every day!

 

i think what he was trying to say is, "is the sata even compatible? and if so, which hdd is better, the sata or eide". I have the same question and any help is appreciated.

 

EIDE (Western Digital)
Product Height 1.02"
Product Width 4"
Product Weight 1.6 lbs.
Product Depth 5.78"
Internal or External Internal
Drive Capacity Up to 250GB
Drive Connectivity Ultra ATA/100
Rotation Speed 7200 rpm
Data Transfer Rate to/from Interface Not rated
Average Seek Time 8.9 ms
Cache Buffer Size 8MB
Average Latency 4.2 ms

SATA (Westen Digital)
Product Height 1"
Product Width 4"
Product Weight 1.3 lbs.
Product Depth 5.8"
Internal or External Internal
Drive Capacity 160GB
Drive Connectivity Serial ATA
Rotation Speed 7200 rpm
Data Transfer Rate to/from Interface Up to 150MB/sec.
Average Seek Time 8.9 ms
Cache Buffer Size 8MB
Average Latency 4.2 ms

I was told that you could not use an SATA HDD in an Xbox

 

i dont believe the motherboard on the xbox was designed for sata drives, they came out after sata was created! to be on the safe side, stick with ide and dont waste your money!