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Seagate and AMD Demo SATA 6.0 Gbps -- Should You Care?

 
Spoiler: Unless you're running a RAID array or plan to switch up to solid-state drives anytime soon, SATA 6Gbps is more a buzzword than consumer benefit. (link)

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