ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac versus ASUS Z97I-PLUS

xxvolwarexx

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Hey everyone I am looking to put together a new MiniITX rig soon and I have it down to two solid motherboards, the ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac or the ASUS Z97I-PLUS. I only have one major question. The Asus board says it has "1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key". The ASRock board says it has "1 x M.2". Is there a difference? Can someone explain? And is one better than the other? Thanks in advance!

Here are links to save ya'll some trouble.

ASRock http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157504

ASUS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132122
 

Dalkvist

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Difference is in M.2 size. For ASRock supported sizes are 2230 and 2242 types, and ASUS supported 2260 and 2280 types.