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Review on MSATA Adapter Card Aluminum Heatsink by Jamal Gerrero

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent way to add m.2 ports to legacy or complete computers

On my old FreeNAS/TrueNAS server was already running SATA SSDs, so I wanted to improve its performance by increasing the storage capacity. So instead of buying larger SATA drives, I bought this and an NVMe drive, which made an even bigger difference than I expected. In addition, I boot the operating system from the 32GB mSATA drive that is also installed on this card, freeing up more space and cables. Sure, it still uses the SATA connector on the motherboard, but removing the power cable has greatly improved airflow. The NVMe mirror partner is on a different PCIe card as I don't need any other mSATA or m.2 SATA ports. If your computer has no m.2 slots or they are full, this is a great way to solve this problem. Problem.

Pros
  • ➤ M.2 NVME SSD to PCIe 3.0 x4 Lane for Key-M M.2 SSD (form factors 2230, 2242, 2260,2280)
Cons
  • Available in black only