Okay. So I believe the TF card has a faster IDE uptake. So if you want fast boot and access times, then stick with that.
The 4 way I’m guessing is just a Buffered adapter that fits on the Main board? If so then you will be getting the mediocre speed of around 1 to 1.6MB/s.
For IDE drives, there is always SD cards. Or a SSD with a SATA to IDE adapter.
The choice is yours. It just depends if you want the media to be easily removable.
