I ordered the 64GB version when it was a lightning deal the other day, but I'm probably going to have this one too.
the MSATA market isn't well-served and prices tend to be quite high
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KlemiX
11 Dec 16#1
Is it 42mm?
Gkains to KlemiX
11 Dec 162#5
This mSATA not M.2. So no. mSATA only has one size whereas M.2 is possible the most confusing industry 'standard' for ages.
Well, hardly matters if someone is buying it to upgrade their laptop though does it?
These are very handy for laptops which can take this (maybe a Thinkpad X230, T430 etc). So think Ivy Bridge era.
Now some people might consider IB laptops to be ageing / obsolete tech too, but actually aside from iGPU speed and a bit of battery life, Ivy Bridge is still find for 90% of usages. In fact, give me an i5-3xxxM CPU over those 15W ones like i5-4200U, i5-5300U, i5-6300U etc. any day.
Also, mSATA can easily be converted to a 2.5" normal SATA SSD so in the future the drive can be used elsewhere.
ukez
11 Dec 16#2
Overpriced aging tech in my opinion..
tariq3877 to ukez
11 Dec 16#11
True
ShroomHeadToad
11 Dec 161#3
This mSATA card uses MLC nand, superior to the cheapest of cheap TLC chips found on most SSD drives these days.
bittersweet
11 Dec 16#4
Great find, finding any price reductions on msata is a great deal.
Thanks for posting
So how are you going to put that 2.5" SATA drive into an mSATA slot then? Doesn't help the person who wants to havfe two drives in a small laptop with an mSATA slot.
The OP did point out that which you totally ignored.
What is your point? It looks like a decent mSATA for the money.
For starters, it uses your favourite 'MLC' flash memory - which seems to be your recurring worry! i.e. Intel (29F32B08JCME2) 25nm synchronous NAND flash memory as opposed to Micron 20nm on the the Transcend. It has a more than respectable and reputable controller Silicon Motion SM2246XT. Whereas, the Transcend uses the relabelled (TS6500)SM2246EN consumer solution + their own firmware.
It seems like you possess some superior knowledge, so please dazzle and enlighten us?
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the MSATA market isn't well-served and prices tend to be quite high
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Well, hardly matters if someone is buying it to upgrade their laptop though does it?
These are very handy for laptops which can take this (maybe a Thinkpad X230, T430 etc). So think Ivy Bridge era.
Now some people might consider IB laptops to be ageing / obsolete tech too, but actually aside from iGPU speed and a bit of battery life, Ivy Bridge is still find for 90% of usages. In fact, give me an i5-3xxxM CPU over those 15W ones like i5-4200U, i5-5300U, i5-6300U etc. any day.
Also, mSATA can easily be converted to a 2.5" normal SATA SSD so in the future the drive can be used elsewhere.
Thanks for posting
The OP did point out that
which you totally ignored.
For starters, it uses your favourite 'MLC' flash memory - which seems to be your recurring worry! i.e. Intel (29F32B08JCME2) 25nm synchronous NAND flash memory as opposed to Micron 20nm on the the Transcend. It has a more than respectable and reputable controller Silicon Motion SM2246XT. Whereas, the Transcend uses the relabelled (TS6500)SM2246EN consumer solution + their own firmware.
It seems like you possess some superior knowledge, so please dazzle and enlighten us?