I agree and SATA via USB is just as suboptimal as GigE via USB (2.0). I'm still sort of aggrieved that Solid State via DDR got caught up in lawsuits and is sti

I agree and SATA via USB is just as suboptimal as GigE via USB (2.0). I'm still sort of aggrieved that Solid State via DDR got caught up in lawsuits and is still commanding exploitative pricing. SATA for Solid State isn't exactly optimal either, though obviously not nearly as terrible as USB - SATA - SSD. SSDs with PCIe interfaces are so common now, it's shame not to see wider support for it. A little tidbit I saw in HP's "The Machine" promotional talks was the idea of "fabric attached memory". If ARM 64 & RapidI/O ever make it into widespread use, it would be great if there were various forms of memory with RapidI/O interfaces commonly available.