In short, if you need a high capacity mSATA or M.2 SSD, the SSD 850 EVO is a fantastic option, and we're awarding both drives here the same in reflection of this.

Both the M.2 and mSATA drives are available in 120GB, 250GB and 500GB versions with suggested prices of $80, $130 and $230 respectively. The mSATA version is also available in 1TB that costs $450.

Users can configure the computer with the M.2 or mSATA SSD acting as a cache drive between the hard disk drive and system memory, and this SSD can quickly access frequently used programs and games.

Transcend's SATA III 6Gb/s N8S750 M.2 SSD is available in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities while the SATA III 6Gb/s MSA340 mSATA SSD is available in 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB capacities.

Samsung will be offering SSD 850 EVO series drives with capacities ranging from 120GB all the way up to 1TB in mSATA flavors, but the M.2 models top out at 500GB. Like most other SSDs, performance ...

However, while M.2 PCI-E SSDs are awesomely fast, there's still a huge market for your standard SATA-based 2.5in SSD, which most enthusiasts now have in their PCs or laptops.

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From what we can tell, the mSATA model will scale to 1TB of capacity and the M.2 will go to 500GB after overprovisioning. Since neither product is official at this time, the capacity sizes may change.

For the mSATA and M.2 drives, however, Samsung has doubled this, impressively cramming 16 128Gbit dies into each package, just as it did with the SSD 840 EVO mSATA.

Transcend's SATA III 6Gb/s N8S750 M.2 SSD is available in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities while the SATA III 6Gb/s MSA340 mSATA SSD is available in 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB capacities.

The M.2 is more intended for enthusiast class motherboards, but that mSATA form factor is often used in laptops. And boy let me tell you, if you'd like to speed up your laptop's mSATA storage ...

Now, with the M.2 and mSATA form factor SSDs, more consumers with desktops or ultra-thin PCs can benefit from best-in-class performance and reliability of the 850 EVO and V-NAND technology." ...