Heh.
I just learned something interesting.
My laptop will support TWO form factors simultaneously:
M.2 2280 and 2.5" SATA III. The M.2 is mounted directly to the main board and secured with a screw, while the 2.5" drive sits over that and uses a SATA connector attached to the main board with a ribbon cable and a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) connector.
I can just get a 500 GB 2.5" SSD, pop it in, and I won't even need to copy the drive over. And then later I can upgrade one and then the other.
I'll have to open up my laptop later on so I can see exactly what I'm working with - these little PCIe drives have different connectors, and I can't seem to see what properly determines which one uses what connector.
I just learned something interesting.
My laptop will support TWO form factors simultaneously:
M.2 2280 and 2.5" SATA III. The M.2 is mounted directly to the main board and secured with a screw, while the 2.5" drive sits over that and uses a SATA connector attached to the main board with a ribbon cable and a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) connector.
I can just get a 500 GB 2.5" SSD, pop it in, and I won't even need to copy the drive over. And then later I can upgrade one and then the other.
I'll have to open up my laptop later on so I can see exactly what I'm working with - these little PCIe drives have different connectors, and I can't seem to see what properly determines which one uses what connector.