M.2 850 EVO ?

[JBelthoff]

Is this the same drive as a regular 850 EVO? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1123189-REG/samsung_mz_n5e250bw_850_evo_250gb_m_2.html

 

OR is this a true PCIe drive?

 

Thanks,

 

jb

[insayan]

It's M.2, you plug it your motherboard (if you have an m.2 slot, usually next or near the pci slot)

[Sequence]

there usually the same as the normal ssd on sata but tbh is is still a damn fast drive pcie or not. 

[NeatSquidYT]

M.2 does not equal PCIe by the way.

[JBelthoff]

Yes that was my original question.... Or better stated, is this SATA III speed or is it M.2 x4 speeds? I assume it is only 6Gb speed but it's new....

[xeromynd]

I don't think there's any indication of whether it's SATAIII or PCIe, unless I'm blind. Guess we'll have to wait till it gets closer to release and there's more detail given. Hoping for PCIe

[JBelthoff]

Yeah that would be nice for it to be M.2 x4. No need to use up an M.2 slot for a Sata 3 drive... 

[xeromynd]

Yeah that would be nice for it to be M.2 x4. No need to use up an M.2 slot for a Sata 3 drive... 

My thoughts exactly. Would be nice if there was a bit more standardization with M.2. With varying lengths, widths, key types, and PCI vs. SATAIII I've seen so many negative reviews and headache stories from friends about how they picked up a SATAIII M.2 drive and didn't realize their motherboard took PCI M.2 only.