Can't you just use a Pata to Sata adaptor? And what speed advantage would you get over a fast CF Card and IDE adaptor?
Tried one of those and the FastATA didn't like it, and now no longer works :-( I have a buffered IDE adapter might try it again on that.
The reason for trying is that IDE is becoming rare and SATA HDDs and DVDs can source really easily and readily through work.
CF Cards are limiting too, why have a 8/16/32GB card when I can have a 250GB HDD plus a DVD writer?
You'll never fill that 250GB? Sure I have just about filled it with downloading various items off the internet and 3000+ WHDLoad games etc ;-)
Its not about the speed but about future proofing the A1200 :-)