Basically want something with decent performance and durability. Cost matters, but I’m not trying to hit rock bottom. I’m particularly wondering, is an HMB-type PCIe SSD ok combined with a SATA adapter? I think HMB is supported if your machine can use a PCIe or NVMe disk directly, but I’d be using an older Thinkpad with a 2.5" SATA slot at least for now. So I’m wondering if I’d lose a lot of performance if the SSD combo doesn’t have its own RAM buffer.

I see good deals by today’s standards for PCIe SSD’s at of all places, Office Depot.

Thanks.

  • solrize@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 day ago

    Thanks, I think you have it right and that it’s not worth messing with adapters. The adapter was never about performance from my perspective though. It was about being able to keep using the drive if I eventually moved to a laptop with an M.2 slot.