The best replacement for sata drives is ide drives.

The best alternatives to sata drives are rated as following:
★★★★★  ide drives
★★★★★  ide
★★★★  scsi
★★★  sas drives
★★★  ata
★★  sas
★  pata
★  scsi drives
★  ata drives
  eide drives
  pata drives

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Speaking about sata drives, one probably shouldn't forget about sas controller.

Other search terms related to sata drives and their ratings are:
★★★★★ sas controller
★ sas raid controller
★ sas expander
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