Storage Anyone using U.2? Questions
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It's really just a connector alternative to PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, the speed is the same.
The problem is there are so few drives available and the bulky cable.
I don't think I'd recommend investing in a U.2 drive though, it's pretty much a dead end that's only pushed by Intel.
The problem is there are so few drives available and the bulky cable.
I don't think I'd recommend investing in a U.2 drive though, it's pretty much a dead end that's only pushed by Intel.
As long as consumer manufacturers don't jump on this, I'm not seeing this have a future on the consumer market.
On enterprise it seems to have more support, albeit at the slower speed typical for that industry.
The standard really shines when it has a backplane to hook into:
Source: https://www.servethehome.com/4-solutions-tested-add-2-5-sff-nvme-current-system/
8 SAS and up to 4 NVMe PCIe drives. SATA/SAS and NVMe all over one universal cable. But this has little future as long as boards don't have SATA power included, which to me seems a no-no for SFF.
The backplane is made by Intel BTW.
On enterprise it seems to have more support, albeit at the slower speed typical for that industry.
The standard really shines when it has a backplane to hook into:
Source: https://www.servethehome.com/4-solutions-tested-add-2-5-sff-nvme-current-system/
8 SAS and up to 4 NVMe PCIe drives. SATA/SAS and NVMe all over one universal cable. But this has little future as long as boards don't have SATA power included, which to me seems a no-no for SFF.
The backplane is made by Intel BTW.
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