I had been running a HP Thin Client T630 for 6 months as a server for 6 months and as I was browsing for a faster SSD for it during Amazon's Prime Day, it's stock ssd died. The same afternoon! Long story short - it's in a remote location to me so I learned my lesson of always running in a VM instead of bare metal so I can take full snapshots.
The machine has two SATA m.2 slots. When browsing I did notice that m.2 SATA drives are much more expensive than their 2.5" or m.2 NVMe counterparts. Supply and demand I guess. I managed to get a MX500 at a good price but it still begs the question - what is the future of machines that only accept m.2 SATA drives if these drives won't be produced as cheaply or for as long as 2.5" SATA or m.2 NVMe?
I would be very happy to rely on some m.2->SATA cable and to just dangle a 2.5" ssd somewhere on the chasis. Are there such adapters? Are they reliable?
The machine has two SATA m.2 slots. When browsing I did notice that m.2 SATA drives are much more expensive than their 2.5" or m.2 NVMe counterparts. Supply and demand I guess. I managed to get a MX500 at a good price but it still begs the question - what is the future of machines that only accept m.2 SATA drives if these drives won't be produced as cheaply or for as long as 2.5" SATA or m.2 NVMe?
I would be very happy to rely on some m.2->SATA cable and to just dangle a 2.5" ssd somewhere on the chasis. Are there such adapters? Are they reliable?