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USata mSata and switching between them

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Hi Guys,
thanks for this great forum.

I have Dell Latitude Z with uSata SSD Drive.
I now bought Dell XPS 15z with 2.5" SATA Drive.

I was about to replace between them when I realize they do not match.

my question are:
1. is there a difference between uSATA and mSATA or those are both the same. (the reason I'm asking is that I"m thinking of buying an adapter and all I could find is a mSATA adapter. not sure if it's the same.

2. I was thinking that in both computers there is a cable (flat one) that goes from the motherboard to the disk. can I simply replace the 2 cables?

Thanks fro your help
Idan

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I'm about 95% sure they are the same. The different naming schemes come from the use of the Greek letter mu, which looks like a u, as the prefix for "micro" in the SI system.

I could be wrong, but I've seen nothing that specifically differentiates between the two, so I'm thinking they're the same.

I know this is from awhile back, but it may help somebody, and save them from buying the wrong interface ssd (wish somebody could have for me):

SATA 3.0: 15 (power) + 7 (data) pins

SATA 3.1 = mSATA: 9 (power) + 7 (data) pins

SATA 3.2 = micro SATA: 7 (power) + 7 (data) + 2 Pins

micro SATA is also sometimes called µSSD or µSATA (I believe)

Here's the page I got this info, and the best I've interpreted? (of course if anyone knows different, I'd love to know)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_SATA#Micro_connector

p.s. - and no, none are interchangeable
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