What’s the difference between M.2 SATA drive and an M.2 eMMC or NVMe storage? I’m looking at the HP T740 that has a slot for one of each.
What’s the difference between M.2 SATA drive and an M.2 eMMC or NVMe storage?
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M.2 is the form factor, SATA/eMMC/NVMe is the bus used to connect it. NVMe will generally perform the best, since it's PCIe and the NVMe stack is more optimized for flash storage. SATA is, well, SATA. It's like a normal SATA drive but in a more compact form factor. eMMC M.2 isn't a standard thing, so you'd have to be careful about buying one that is known to be compatible. HP's eMMC M.2 might not be compatible with some other vendor's implementation.
One slot is SATA (currently occupied by a 128GB drive), the other slot is eMMC or NVMe.
Does that mean I can use a eMMC or NVMe drive?
Does that mean I can use a eMMC or NVMe drive?