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Review on StarTech.com M.2 (NGFF) SSD to 2.5in SATA III Adapter - High-Speed 6 Gbps Data Transfer - M.2 SSD Converter to SATA with Protective Housing (SAT2M2NGFF25), Black by Ruben Saunders

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Make sure your SSD is compatible

This worked great for a temporary project. I migrated my slightly older laptop from a 128GB to a 512GB SATA M.2 drive. I stick my old one in here, plug it into an additional SATA drive, and then the new drive into its final home in the M.2 slot on my motherboard. A brief use of "dd" on Linux and everything was done. The only thing worth noting is that most of the negative reviews on this are due to not understanding the different SSD form factors. It DOES NOT ACCEPT NVMe SSDs as they have an "M" key. Any SATA Solid State Drive (NGFF) will do, as long as it has a "B" or "B+M" key. The ADATA SSD I used was a B+M key and worked fine.

Pros
  • Compatible with M.2 NGFF SSD and SATA enabled host devices such as desktop and laptop computer systems and hot-swap 2.5" SATA bays
Cons
  • Quick guide