The relentless march of technology has left older computers and storage drives clinging to SATA or PCIe 3.0, relics of a slower era. Newer systems, however, embrace the lightning-fast PCIe 4.0 protocol, a significant leap in data transfer speeds. For the truly fortunate—or those willing to invest—PCIe 5.0 promises even greater velocity, though that’s a story for another time.
