New Intel Chipset and SATA3 mSATA SSDs

Since the 4th generation Intel processors are coming, that means they'll probably support the 4th generation chipsets, QM87 in particular for us.
Since the QM87 chipset supports four SATA3 lanes, I hope this means I'll be able to run an mSATA SSD at SATA3 speeds instead of SATA2.
The speed differences are negligible for humans, but it would be nice to get what I paid for.

There are existing systems with 6 Gbps mSATA ports. The port in the W530 is only 3 Gbps because there is a limit of two 6 Gbps SATA lanes in the QM77 chipset, and Lenovo thought they would be better used for the 2.5" bay and the Ultrabay. Adding more 6 Gbps SATA lanes allows for the mSATA port in the existing design to use 6 Gbps SATA.
NGFF/M.2 supports SATA Express (12 Gbps) as well as 6 Gbps SATA, but will of course require an additional port in the notebook due to the different form factor.
Thinkpad W530, i7-3720QM, 1920x1080 screen, 32GB RAM, dual SSDs (Samsung 830, Crucial M4 mSATA), Quadro K2000M, 9-cell battery, DVD burner, backlit keyboard, Bluetooth, Intel 6300 wireless card

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Hi,
Just installed my new Final Cut Studio on a new Intel dual core 1,83 GHz.
After a few hours of installing/upgrading all, I wanted to play the first PAL tutorial I copied to my Harddrive.
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i have a MacBookPro5,1 and used a Intel X-25 for years.
Now i upgraded to a new Intel 520 and ran into massive compatibility issues. As i know there was a MCP79/Sandforce SF-2281 issue.
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Not Miriam, but...
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So far I've:
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Hi,
I've poured over Ralph's advice and web pages prior to posting my first inquiry but still haven't had any success.
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Karen can't help there but wanted to warn you.
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