It looks as though Asus killed its just-announced USB 3.0 motherboard.
Asus USB 3.0 Motherboard Not Yet Finalized : Read more
Asus USB 3.0 Motherboard Not Yet Finalized : Read more
Asus USB 3.0 Motherboard Not Yet Finalized
I really don't care, can any one honestly not say the only reason they are using sata over ide is so they can use the nice small cables? and not have to share the cable? I bet extra theoretical bandwidth is at the bottom of the list anyway. I couldn't have cared less whether I got sata 1 or sata 2 when I got my last computer and I still don't care now, so you say "I don't need it now, but I might need it in the future". this is good thinking in theory but just remember, when is the future? 5 years? 3 years? by then you will be getting a new computer anyway.
as for usb 3, the ability to power a 3.5" external drive would be infinitely more valuable to me than the extra band width. if it CAN do this then its awesome, and i want, otherwise i don't care, id be more interested in that new e-sata standard that carries power for the drive as well.