M.2 vs m sata

[7788James]

What is the different between msata and m.2? Can a m.2 be plugged into a msata port? Cheers

 

[clutchc]

No. mSATA and M.2 are physically different formats. And as the name implies, mSATA is basically a 6 GB/s SATA III SSD like the 2.5" drives we see. M.2 can use either SATA III or the faster PCIe interface.