Do I need M.2 or e-SATA?
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bgunner
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M.2 is basically a new style of sata port. It is a place to connect a SSD, resembling a ram stick, to the board that uses the PCI-e bus to transfer information making it mush faster. Should you get one for creative? I would say yes.
e-Sata is external sata connection. This connection is for external HDD/SSD's. IF you take drives from place to place or use an external drive for backup this is very useful if not then you will have no need for it.
EDIT: the M.2 socket allows for the PCI-e drive to be bootable where other drives Like the OCZ Revo drives that plug into a PCI-e slot can not be used as a boot drive.
e-Sata is external sata connection. This connection is for external HDD/SSD's. IF you take drives from place to place or use an external drive for backup this is very useful if not then you will have no need for it.
EDIT: the M.2 socket allows for the PCI-e drive to be bootable where other drives Like the OCZ Revo drives that plug into a PCI-e slot can not be used as a boot drive.
burdenbound
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Stick with a SATA III 6GB/s connection. e-SATA refers to a SATA connection on the outside of your case.
dish_moose
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dish_moose
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I got the Plextor 250GB M.2 and I do not notice any huge difference in day to day compared to my 250GB 840 Evo I had previously. If I were you I would go for an 840/850 Evo or pro from samsung - get the 250GB.
-Bruce
Here is the 850 EVO - the 840 Evo was going for $89 on Black Fri.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
-Bruce
Here is the 850 EVO - the 840 Evo was going for $89 on Black Fri.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
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