The current SSD leaders are touching up against the upper limits of the current SATA 3 (6GB/sec) standard. This translates into read/write speeds of 600 MB/sec.
Note that typical hard-drives are fast enough for the vast majority of computer users. For faster hard-drive access, some users upgrade to 7200 rpm hard-drives (versus the standard 5400 rpm drives). However, some users will like the faster boot-up times (15-30 seconds) of SSDs. In addition to faster boot times, users with large computer files will also find the SSDs helpful.
SATA 3 allows interface speeds of up to 6GB/sec. SATA-Express promises speeds of 8GB/sec and 12 GB/sec although SATA-Express isn't quite there yet for the general public. So -- for now, storage enthusiasts will have to make do with the current leaders in mainstream SSDs:
Read more here:
http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/storage/disk-drives-hdd-ssd/ocz-vector-256gb-1130546/review
Here is the SATA website -- which shows a pseudo-roadmap
http://www.sata-io.org/technology/sataexpress.asp
Some good info on PC setups and SSDs
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/280390-32-sata-satae
Note that typical hard-drives are fast enough for the vast majority of computer users. For faster hard-drive access, some users upgrade to 7200 rpm hard-drives (versus the standard 5400 rpm drives). However, some users will like the faster boot-up times (15-30 seconds) of SSDs. In addition to faster boot times, users with large computer files will also find the SSDs helpful.
SATA 3 allows interface speeds of up to 6GB/sec. SATA-Express promises speeds of 8GB/sec and 12 GB/sec although SATA-Express isn't quite there yet for the general public. So -- for now, storage enthusiasts will have to make do with the current leaders in mainstream SSDs:
Read more here:
http://www.techradar.com/us/reviews/pc-mac/pc-components/storage/disk-drives-hdd-ssd/ocz-vector-256gb-1130546/review
Here is the SATA website -- which shows a pseudo-roadmap
http://www.sata-io.org/technology/sataexpress.asp
Some good info on PC setups and SSDs
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/280390-32-sata-satae
