Is it worth using an mSATA to M.2 adapter?

I currently have two mSATA Samsung 840 Evo 128 GB drives in my notebook, and when I plan to upgrade next year (either to a desktop or another notebook; haven't decided yet), the SSD slots are almost definitely going to be M.2. I don't want to waste the second drive in my notebook, which has hardly ever been written to:

Will I get at least SATA 3.0 6 Gbps speeds if I use a decent adapter like this? Or am I wasting my money, or worse, risking melting both my future M.2 slot and the drive?

 

@Ionising_Radiation the drive will perform the same (as long as there are SATA lanes wired to it, otherwise it simply won't work), however, there is no guarantee it will fit height-wise - it depends on particular device. Also, most laptops come with SSDs already, and 128GB is considered small nowadays. Finally, the price is ridiculous - I paid 10x less.

 

As far as I can see, your low cost adapter is to put an M.2 card into an mSATA slot whereas the proposal is to put an mSATA card into an M.2 slot.

However, I share your doubt about whether a 30mm wide 50mm long mSATA card will fit into a notebook M.2 slot when it is sitting on an adapter. However, it might well fit into a desktop as a second drive.

John

 

@John Ratsey FWIW the adapter I linked is for putting mSATA card in an m.2 slot, like the one OP mentioned.

 

I'm confused: The card is marked with the different M.2 drive sizes and says "One NGFF M.2 B Key socket and one mSATA Mini PCI-E male connector available" in the description.


John

 

@John Ratsey exactly. The card can fit in any m.2 B/B+M slot ranging from 2230 to 2280 - one can simply cut off unnecessary textolite if using it in slot shorter than 2280 - and will accommodate full-size or half-size mSATA SSD.

 

Thanks. I was interpreting the size markings to mean it could take different sizes of M.2 cards - I've got something similar as an M.2 to USB adapter.

John