V-Tech Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 There's no doubt that Serial ATA storage is hitting a wall when even mainstream PCs like the MacBook Air and VAIO Pro use the PCI Express interface to get around performance bottlenecks. It's a good thing that SATA-IO just ratified the improved SATA 3.2 specification, then. The new standard centers on SATA Express, which lets SATA storage ride on the PCIe bus and more than doubles the available bandwidth to 16Gbps (2GB/s). Version 3.2 also brings support for the M.2 format, giving Ultrabooks and tablets access to SATA Express in a tiny form factor. We're already getting a peek at what the new spec can do when M.2-based PCIe drives offer comparable performance, but SATA 3.2's ratification should bring that kind of speed to many more PCs in the future. http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/09/sata-3-2-ratified/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 So will new mobos come with lots of mini-PCI-e slots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phouchg Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Better fix those unwieldy cables! If there are any cables in any desktop build that absolutely refuse to be managed under most circumstances (and stop functioning if bent or wiggled too much - or sometimes if they just feel like ruining my day), it's SATA data cables. They suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 What I'd like to see is a solution whereby you have a single connection from the PSU to the motherboard and then SATA cables that carry both data and power to hard-drives, with the ability to have multi-drive cables like the old PATA days. The current situation is rather inelegant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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