adapter

[vinceASPECT]

Hello forum,

Does anybody use those LAPTOP HDD CONNECTOR to SD CARD CONNECTOR adapters
which you drop inside a Laptop....?

They apparently give you over double the performance speeds to HDD and silence
and less power draw.

They are about 3.99 bucks online at large well known global web stores....
Most people use an SD to MICRO SD adapter which they then also plug into the
adapter above.

thanks
V

[CentralWare]

I have both an SD version and a MicroSD version (4 cards to SATA in a RAID-like layout)
Do they offer better SPEED?  I didn't bench them for actual numbers, but no, write speeds are horrible.

HOWEVER
There are M2SATA to SATA adapters out there (https://www.amazon.com/JIUWU-AD905A-Adapter-Connector-Converter/dp/B07R6KNR4H/ref=sr_1_10)
These do well speed wise, but so do SSD drives themselves.

[linic]

There are M2SATA to SATA adapters out there (https://www.amazon.com/JIUWU-AD905A-Adapter-Connector-Converter/dp/B07R6KNR4H/ref=sr_1_10)
These do well speed wise, but so do SSD drives themselves.

Nice! I didn't know about those.

@vinceASPECT, you mention LAPTOP HDD CONNECTOR, but not the age or model of the laptop. If it's old enough, you may have a 2.5 IDE 44pin connector and then this "M.2 NGFF SATA SSD to 2.5 IDE 44pin Converter Adapter with Case Black" becomes interesting since it converts M2SATA to IDE 44pin: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/123459365354. I use it in my ThinkPad 560z. I had to remove the HDD tray though because the IDE connector solder points make it a bit too thick for the tray. Since it's a very lightweight SSD and the IDE connector fits very tightly, I never had an issue with the drive moving out of place even if it's held on by the IDE connector only.

[CentralWare]

If it's old enough, you may have a 2.5 IDE 44pin connector...

Good call, @linic - I wasn't thinking far enough back, though the concept is the same (as you've shown.)

There's also a hybrid method I use in a few instances:
1. A small MicroSD or SD card to boot TCL from
2. A 32GB or larger MicroDrive, M.2, SSD or other similar "faster" media that we don't need to "take over" to make it work for us.

When the SD card boots, it's job is just to get to the shell.
Afterward, /opt/bootlocal.sh takes over and hunts down the local storage (#1 above)
If /mnt/_storage_/tce exists, it loads extensions and the likes from there instead of SD.
Once complete, the SD card is dismounted as it's no longer needed - making it more "corruption-proof" from power outages and the likes.

There's many ways to get to the finish line...  in my eyes, it's all about making the journey worthwhile!

[core-user]

If it's an old 2.5" drive, the best bet, & cheapest, is to fit a SATA SSD.

I do use external USB3 connected disks on some of my computers, even M2 SATA drives in an external case, which certainly is much faster than an internal HDD...

I have also run a M2 SATA SSD inside a 2.5" adapter case, fitted inside a laptop, good speed increase too.