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310 Series SSD

idata
Esteemed Contributor III

Does it have an I/O controller that would enable it to be used in a notebook's mini pci-e slot?

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idata
Esteemed Contributor III

Well, mistermokkori's answer really isn't an answer.

I would be nice to have somebody from Intel provide a definitive explanation.

It has been reported that the 310 works in the miniPCIe slots of the Dell M4500, M6400 and M6500.

http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews/intel-310-series-80gb-ssd-review-a-new-way-to-look-at-notebooks/ http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews/intel-310-series-80gb-ssd-review-a-new-way-to-look-at-notebooks/

idata
Esteemed Contributor III

tulsapete wrote:

Well, mistermokkori's answer really isn't an answer.

I would be nice to have somebody from Intel provide a definitive explanation.

It has been reported that the 310 works in the miniPCIe slots of the Dell M4500, M6400 and M6500.

http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews/intel-310-series-80gb-ssd-review-a-new-way-to-look-at-notebooks/ http://thessdreview.com/our-reviews/intel-310-series-80gb-ssd-review-a-new-way-to-look-at-notebooks/

Scott is an offical Intel rep so the definitive answer is that it requires a miniPCIe slot that supports mSATA. Those Dells must support mSATA then.

The 310 do not have a SATA host controller onboard. Some other companies PCIe SSDs are comprised of a SATA host controller plus SSD but these are standard PCIe only.