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Your mini PC probably has a hidden SATA port you're not using

Many variants of newer mini PCs are so compact that they appear to only support what you see on the I/O panel, but beneath ...
Ars Technica

some questions about types of SATA

A) Do 2.5" laptop SSDs use "Mini SATA"? B) Is 2.5" SATA(as in, the SATA on a 2.5" drive), different dimension connector to 3.5" SATA(as in, SATA on a 3.5" drive)? C) Are all mSATA(micro SATA) and all ...
Engadget

mini SATA

It's finally here: a 6Gb/s mSATA SSD, rocking those highly coveted SandForce speeds. RunCore's new T50 series offers maximum sequential reads of 550 MB/s and writes of 470 MB/s, with the help of ...
Business Wire

SATA-IO to Develop Specification for Mini Interface Connector

BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO), the consortium dedicated to sustaining the quality, integrity and dissemination of serial ATA (SATA™) technology, ...
Geeky Gadgets

NanoPi M4 SATA HAT converts the mini PC into a NAS for $25

Expanding the usefulness of the recently launched NanoPi M4, a powerful Raspberry Pi alternative. FriendlyARM has released any new 4 x SATA HAT for the NanoPi M4 mini PC priced at just $25 allowing ...
CNET

Toshiba brings out business-card-size solid-state drives

Toshiba has unveiled solid-state drives based on the new mini-Sata interface standard, which lets manufacturers create very small drives for use in Netbooks and other portable or embedded devices. The ...