Hello boot drives? 10x 16GB Kingston m.2 SSDs under $5/ ea

[Patrick]

I wish I had another one of these Mini SAS SFF-8087 to M.2 x 4 with 3.5 Inch Frame | eBay

It costs more than the drives but would be fun to play with using inexpensive M.2 SATA drives.

 

[Robert Q]

I can't help but wonder if something like this could be used for a SATA DOM application:
(Amazon.com: Lycom 171s (mSATA to SATA DOM -Disk on Module- Adapter): Computers & Accessories)

Or in the case of using internal USB
(mSATA SSD to USB 3.0 Converter Adapter ASM1153E Chip Support UASP SATA 6G Speed | eBay), as I suspect the mSATA drives would be faster (in many cases) and have a greater number of write cycles.

Just a thought keeping upgrade, space increase, ... in mind.

 

[Boddy]

How about these?:

PCI-e 2.0 TO 4x mSATA Host Adapter Support Raid 0,1,0+1
Pci-e 2.0 To 4x Msata Host Adapter Support Raid 0,1,0+1 - Buy Pcie To Msata,Pcie To 4 Msata,Pci-e Riser Product on Alibaba.com

Or an mSATA inside a SSD case:
Innovative mSATA M.2 NGFF To SATA Adapter Enclosure Best Choice SSD For Ultrabook SATAIII 128GB M.2 NGFF SSD Caddy
Innovative Msata M.2 Ngff To Sata Adapter Enclosure Best Choice Ssd For Ultrabook Sataiii 128gb M.2 Ngff Ssd Caddy - Buy Msata M.2 Ngff To Sata Adapter,Enclosure Best Choice Ssd For Ultrabook Sataiii 128gb M.2 Ngff Ssd,Enclosure Best Choice Ssd For Ultrabook Sataiii 128gb M.2 Ngff Ssd Product on Alibaba.com

 

[AERuffy]

I can't help but wonder if something like this could be used for a SATA DOM application:
(Amazon.com: Lycom 171s (mSATA to SATA DOM -Disk on Module- Adapter): Computers & Accessories)

Or in the case of using internal USB
(mSATA SSD to USB 3.0 Converter Adapter ASM1153E Chip Support UASP SATA 6G Speed | eBay), as I suspect the mSATA drives would be faster (in many cases) and have a greater number of write cycles.

Just a thought keeping upgrade, space increase, ... in mind.

No. those are mSATA. I have not seen any m2 adapters.

 

[Robert Q]

No. those are mSATA. I have not seen any m2 adapters.

You are completely correct, the links I provided is for mSATA. I prior post on this thread had the link with mSATA in it, looks like I did not look close enough.

Kingston 16 GB M.2.NGFF mSATA SSD Chromebooks Acer | eBay

However, at least on the USB front, something like this:

USB3.0 adapter card to M.2 NGFF SSD,don't need a USB cable | eBay

Or this,

USB3.0 adapter card to M.2 NGFF SSD,Straight connection don't need a USB cable | eBay

or this,

USB 3.0 to M.2 NGFF SSD Mobile hard disk box External Enclosure Storage Case | eBay

may be useful.

Based on a quick query I could not find converter for SATA DOM applications. However, the links I provided may be useful for anyone who prefers to use mSATA (or if/when prices drop) providing an alternative.

Even the converters I mentioned have some limits (will not fit in 1U case, for example...too tall) so are not perfect solutions.

I hope others find this useful and sorry for any prior confusion