The best replacement for sata is ide.

The best alternatives to sata are rated as following:
★★★★★  ide
★★★★  sas
★★★★  pata
★★★  ata
★★  sata ii
★★  esata
★★  scsi
★★  ssd
★  sata iii
★  sata2
★  eide
★  sata 2
★  msata
  ide hard drive
  usb
  usb 3.0
  ata hard drive
  pata hard drive
  ahci
  iwata
  sas drives
  pcie
  sata 3
  ata hard drives
  sas hard drives
  hdd
  firewire
  ultra ata
  ahci mode
  raid
  msata ssd
  ssd drives
  sataii
  solid state
  ide drives
  hard drive
  ata difference
  pata hard drives
  thunderbolt
  pcie ssd
  atapi
  sata 300
  ide dvd burner
  ide speed

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

Other search terms related to sata and their ratings are:
★★★★★ raid
★★★ ide
★★★ ata
★★★ pata
★★ ide hard drive
★ ahci
★ floppy drive
★ windows xp
★ sas controller
★ sas
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