Wednesday, March 16th 2016
Addonics Announces Adapter Family for High Performance 2.5-inch NVMe U.2 SSDs
Addonics Technologies today announced a family of adapters for NVMe 2.5" U.2 SSDs, which ensure full READ/WRITE speed by directly connecting the SSD to a 4-lane PCIe 3.0 slot. The family includes NVMe 2.5" U.2 SSD PCIe adapter; SFF-8643 PCIe 4X adapter, and M2 SFF-8643 converter. The NVMe 2.5" U.2 SSD PCIe adapter is a PCIe 4X add-on-card with a 68-pin SFF-8639 female connector on board to directly connect a NVMe 2.5" U.2 SSD to a PCIe 4-lane slot. No cables are needed. It is a simple solution for installing the U.2 SSD into desktop or server equipment.
The SFF-8643 PCIe 4X adapter is designed for connecting the high performance 2.5" NVMe U.2 (SFF-8639) SSD to a PCIe 4-lane slot in a system via a SFF-8643 cable, which allows installation of U.2 SSDs into various types of drive bays. The adapter is a flexible solution for installing NVMe U.2 SSDs into standard height or low profile systems. The M2 SFF-8643 converter is a small adapter that is designed to install into a M2 PCIe SSD socket and turn it into a SFF-8643 connector. This converter enables the NVMe 2.5" U.2 SSD to be attached to the system PCI BUS via a M2 PCIe SSD socket using the SFF-8639 to SFF-8643 cable.
Addonics NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) adapters and converters all use PCI Express lanes to transmit data, providing speeds well in excess of SATA. Most SSDs have peak bandwidth well above what SATA can handle. This gives flash devices a huge performance boost so they can deliver their full potential and no longer be slowed down by a storage stack, which was primarily designed for slow spinning disks.
There are no software drivers to install with Addonics new adapters. List price of NVMe 2.5" U.2 PCIe adapter is $35.99.
For more information, visit the product page.
The SFF-8643 PCIe 4X adapter is designed for connecting the high performance 2.5" NVMe U.2 (SFF-8639) SSD to a PCIe 4-lane slot in a system via a SFF-8643 cable, which allows installation of U.2 SSDs into various types of drive bays. The adapter is a flexible solution for installing NVMe U.2 SSDs into standard height or low profile systems. The M2 SFF-8643 converter is a small adapter that is designed to install into a M2 PCIe SSD socket and turn it into a SFF-8643 connector. This converter enables the NVMe 2.5" U.2 SSD to be attached to the system PCI BUS via a M2 PCIe SSD socket using the SFF-8639 to SFF-8643 cable.
There are no software drivers to install with Addonics new adapters. List price of NVMe 2.5" U.2 PCIe adapter is $35.99.
For more information, visit the product page.
8 Comments on Addonics Announces Adapter Family for High Performance 2.5-inch NVMe U.2 SSDs
Some SSD's have reached the SATA 6Gb/s limit and this will theoretically circumvent the problem without breaking your bank account.
On a side note; Even though 2.5" SSD have pretty much reached this limit, the premium price on them remains. /rolleyes >.> *sigh*
PCIe SSD's are the way to go now for those 2GB/s transfer speeds, yummy. Oh and manufacturers, don't forget to start the price at $1, 000 000.00, seems perfect for em.
On that one fault alone I wouldn't use that even if they paid me. LOL Red is D.e.a.d.
Ocd....its real.......
This does open the performance of nvme to all ....if not the advantage of the form factor.
Never said my word is law. :)