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    Any 2.5" SATA SSD that has M.2 SSD inside when cracked & pried open?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by crashnburn, Aug 4, 2016.

  1. crashnburn

    crashnburn Notebook Consultant

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    https://www.startech.com/HDD/Adapters/M-2-NGFF-SSD-to-2-5in-SATA-Adapter~SAT32M225

    Why buy a converter like this, when I'd say the chips are the same (at the lower price segment) ?

    There was a time when 9.5 mm vs 7 mm drives had a small Adapter to make 7 mm = 9.5 mm

    There was a 2.5" WD HDD which was easily pried open without damage and internal drive was removeable.

    So, any 2.5" SATA SSDs that anyone knows off that have the m.2 hidden inside?
     
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  2. t456

    t456 1977-09-05, 12:56:00 UTC

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    It's meant to re-purpose an existing drive pulled from an M.2 system, after replacing it with a higher capacity version, for instance, or because the laptop has died.

    Gathered a dual M.2 to SATA adapter + 2x mSATA to M.2 adapter + UASP-capable SATA to US 3.0 adapter to redeploy two small-ish mSATA drives as a portable drive. In theory this should have trim working over usb, but haven't gotten around to verifying that. Not sure it makes a lot of sense economic-wise, but it's fun to try and it should also be capable of maxing out USB 3.0 bandwidth.
     
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