Three is not pitiful. Three is plenty for mainstream use cases, which is what mainstream motherboards are designed for.
We used to have motherboards with six or twelve SATA ports. And SATA HDDs have way more capacity than the paltry (yet insanely expensive) options available with NVMe.
its not enough if you have four ssds each with 4tb for instance
We used to have motherboards with six or twelve SATA ports. And SATA HDDs have way more capacity than the paltry (yet insanely expensive) options available with NVMe.