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I like how SATA included the 3.3V rail into the SATA power connector, it's a good move. SATA drives can then reduce the amount of circuitry needed as parts formerly required to drop 5V/12V to 3.3V can be removed. Less heat, simpler circuits, and lower production costs, everyone wins!
NOT.
Thanks to LP4 to SATA adapters such as this, no SATA drive can EVER take advantage of the 3.3V rail. Those power adapters take the traditional cable with 5V and 12V and wire them directly to an SATA power connector, leaving the 3.3V pins completely vacant.
Manufacturers will forever need to account for such adapters and thus stick with the same hardware as before. They will never be able to take advantage of the 3.3V that SHOULD have been provided as stated in the SATA standard.
Why was such an adapter allowed? Convenience for those with outdated power supplies? Is that it? Ruin the SATA standard for as long as it will be used, just for convenience in the short transition period at launch?
NOT.
Thanks to LP4 to SATA adapters such as this, no SATA drive can EVER take advantage of the 3.3V rail. Those power adapters take the traditional cable with 5V and 12V and wire them directly to an SATA power connector, leaving the 3.3V pins completely vacant.
Manufacturers will forever need to account for such adapters and thus stick with the same hardware as before. They will never be able to take advantage of the 3.3V that SHOULD have been provided as stated in the SATA standard.
Why was such an adapter allowed? Convenience for those with outdated power supplies? Is that it? Ruin the SATA standard for as long as it will be used, just for convenience in the short transition period at launch?