Comment Re:So? (Score 1) 134
Serial ATA (SATA) is a point to point connection. Each SATA port can connect to one and only one drive. The whole concept of master/slave kind of goes out the window. Most SATA controllers will maintain software compatibility by emulating the ATA task file interface. The normal 4 drives can be supported without any special drivers, even though all the drives will be considered masters.
Yes, the current media rates are much slower that the interface rates. This is a much better situation than the other way around. Three years from now, when the drives are even faster, you'll be glad that the interface is that fast.
Internal buffer (cache) sizes in the drives are also getting larger. While this does not help sustained performance, you can really get a nice speed improvement if the data you want is in the cache on the drive.
Yes, the current media rates are much slower that the interface rates. This is a much better situation than the other way around. Three years from now, when the drives are even faster, you'll be glad that the interface is that fast.
Internal buffer (cache) sizes in the drives are also getting larger. While this does not help sustained performance, you can really get a nice speed improvement if the data you want is in the cache on the drive.
