What difference will upgrading boot drive make?

What differences will I notice if I upgrade my boot drive from the 320 GB drive which came installed on my Mac Pro (2008 8-core 2.8 GHz)? I keep reading about people replacing their Mac Pro boot drives but can't find an explanation why.
tx in advance
J

Thanks for that. No I'm not unhappy with my 320 GB boot drive but was just wondering why so many seemed to be switching boot drives. I have a new 750 GB Samsung F1 (32 MB cache) which I have installed in my Mac Pro. If I made that my boot drive would I notice a difference in speed over my 320 GB drive? It would be a waste to ignore a possible speed gain if it could be easily achieved.
This often mentioned barefeats boot drive comparison http://www.barefeats.com/harper9.html makes no reference to the standard 320 GB drive which comes in the standard Mac Pro.

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