The best replacement for ide is sata.

The best alternatives to ide are rated as following:
★★★★★  sata
★★★  ahci
★★★  eide
★★★  scsi
★★  ata
★★  pata
★  sata hard drive
★  raid
★  ate
★  text editor
★  ahci mode
★  ahci for ssd
★  serial ata
★  vim
  ahci windows 7
  sata speed
  compiler
  usb
  sdk
  ahci ssd
  pma
  sata dvd drive
  ata hard drive
  firewire
  scsi hard drive
  sata dvd
  eide hard drives
  achi
  sata drives
  510k
  sata hard drives
  ahci speed
  sata drive how to tell
  sata hard disk
  idc
  ata drives
  sata faster
  sata hdd
  sata drive
  sata ii
  ind
  sata how to tell
  serial
  sata dvd burner
  pata interface
  atapi
  framework

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Speaking about ide, one probably shouldn't forget about sata.

Other search terms related to ide and their ratings are:
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