ATA133 = 133Mb/s read/write shared over 2 devices
SATA = 1.5Gb/s
We're a way off yet
BTW my experience of lite-on is exactly the opposite of yours Spud, my drive has been reliable (~4000 disks burnt so far), fast and I haven't come across anything I couldn't rip/copy except TAGES and the later sucureroms.