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    mSATA SSD in m.2 adapter?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by tamas970, Aug 11, 2015.

  1. tamas970

    tamas970 Notebook Guru

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    Wife got an HP 720 g2 and I am wondering if it is possible to squeeze in a mSATA drive? It has an m.2 slot i know, but I have an unused 256GB mSATA drive at hand.

    Would the msata drive + an msata->m.2 adapter fit in?

    Are there any drawbacks of the adapter? (instability, speed...)
     
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    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Would it fit? An M.2 card is 22mm wide while an mSATA SSD is about 29mm wide (I've just measured one).

    The adapters I can find are to put an M.2 SSD into an mSATA slot. Do you have an example of an adapter for mSATA SSD to M.2 slot.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Aug 12, 2015
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    tamas970 Notebook Guru

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    Hi John, Thanks for the feedback, I forgot abouth the width, only focused on the length of the drive :D
     
    tamas970, Aug 12, 2015
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