Recommended SSD IDE Solutions for G3 iBooks?

[jdcurry]

I recently upgraded an iBook using a mSATA to IDE adapter I got off amazon. (I think the same one as mdeverhart mentioned) The only reason I used mSATA vs. M.2 (or other/ newer technology) was because I have a small stock of mSATA drives being unused. The adapter has held up for the past few months. I think if it does eventually fail I might switch to an M.2 adapter or something else.

This is the adapter I used: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GRMUQRG/

 

[3lectr1cPPC]

mSata=m.2.
m.2 is the connector standard
mSata is that specific mini m.2 drive that uses the m.2 connector.
Then you have m.2 sata which is the longer one, and then PCIe/nvme which use a different protocol. All of these are still m.2 drives though.

Also, I've had an mSata adapter in my iBook G4 14" 1.42GHz for a year and a half now and it's still running great.

 

[avadondragon]

mSata=m.2.
m.2 is the connector standard
mSata is that specific mini m.2 drive that uses the m.2 connector.
Then you have m.2 sata which is the longer one, and then PCIe/nvme which use a different protocol. All of these are still m.2 drives though.

Also, I've had an mSata adapter in my iBook G4 14" 1.42GHz for a year and a half now and it's still running great.

While they do look very similar - mSATA predates the m.2 standard and is in no way physically compatible with any m.2 connector or form factor (which is also part of the standard). I was very confused about all this too when m.2 came out.

 

[3lectr1cPPC]

Whoops. I stand corrected!

 

[avadondragon]

No problem! Only wanted to educate not embarrass or make you feel dumb. Like I said VERY confused about it when I encountered m.2! I'm sure if you and I got it mixed up there are a LOT of people who are confused by this as well.

 

[3lectr1cPPC]

That's just tech for you. When you have engineers naming a lot of this stuff, you end up with some confusing schemes. Just look at the USB standard for the last 10 years.

 

[CC_333]

Just look at the USB standard for the last 10 years.

Well, let's see...

From 1996 through at least 2001, USB was actually pretty simple. We had USB 1.x with a top speed of ~12 Mbps, then starting around 2002, we had USB 2.0, with 480 Mbps. Both used the same connector and cable standards, so cross compatibility was nearly complete.

Then, things got a bit murky with USB 3.x.

USB 3.0 used traditional USB connectors, but with extra pins to enable the higher speeds (5.0 Gbps?). USB 3.0 ports were otherwise mostly compatible with USB 2.0, though it wasn't guaranteed.

After that, it's a confusing mess. USB 3.1? SuperSpeed? USB-C?? And none of it is mechanically compatible.

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[3lectr1cPPC]

It’s way worse than you think…