Stupid PC question

[Filliam H. Muffman]

There are still companies that sell P4 machines? If you spent another $50 for at least a Core Duo, it might pay for itself in just power savings alone. The vast majority of new computers come with SATA drives, but I would not say it is for sure since it has a P4. Unless they are really scraping the bottom of the barrel in obsolete motherboards, it will have a SATA connector on the motherboard even if it comes with an IDE drive.