SYBA SI-ADA40066 50mm (1.8") mSATA SSD to 2.5" SATA Converter Adapter

Pros: I was able to confirm an mSATA drive i own can be seen and booted to. And that my previous adapter (that came preinstalled in a laptop) failed.

Cons: The secure/mount points on this thing are too far out to be used. Pulling the SSD out far enough to secure it down causes it to lose contact with the pins. So I can choose to go through the hassle of returning it, or just use some tape or a zip tie to keep it from moving.

Overall Review: The device DOES work, it just does not line up properly with the holes on my mSATA drive, so I can't secure it down properly.

Pros: I needed to test a Msata drive to make sure it still worked and hopefully copy data off of it if it was in good condition. This adapter worked flawlessly in my use.

Cons: Not sure if I would feel comfortable using this long term because of the mount points, but wasn't a concern for what I needed it for.

Overall Review: My Thinkpad T420 died due to a foam cup that leaked on my desk overnight and slowly fried its motherboard. While I was waiting for a "for parts" Thinkpad to arrive I needed to make sure the boot drive had survived. Thanks to this adapter I was able to see my Samsung 840 Evo was fully functioning and undamaged. While I cant say that I have any further use for this adapter, in a time of need this adapter gave me the assurance that my drive was good to go and just dropped it into the replacement Thinkpad, booted it up as if nothing had happened.

Pros: Standard SSD Size. Low Price, and it works. A little Fiddling to get the hold down to Hold Down. But anyone who works on PCs should be able to figure it out.

Cons: It wouldn't fit in my External USB External holder that I use to Clone all of my 2.5 and 3.5 drives. The PC Board standoffs keep it from sliding into the SATA Slot. Not a Big deal.

Overall Review: I put my Crucial M500 480GB mSATA CT480M500SSD3 into this card, slapped it into a Laptop, Formatted it and Away I went. In a Laptop, while Formatting, Crystal Disk said it got to 72C which is 2 Over Max. Not the Converters fault. Normal Temps are 40C Just something to keep in mind. No Heat sinks, so the M@'s will run warm.

Pros: It works with Samsung 841 256GB MSATA

Cons: Hold down clip is flaky and broke within an hour but function is unimpaired.

Pros: Price. Works as described. I am using it with a Intel 525 Series Lincoln Crest SSDMCEAC030B301 mSATA 30GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167143 It isn't listed as supported so I gave them a call. They were unsure also. But it fits and works fine. I am using it in a pFsense gateway.

Cons: None Currently.

Pros: Works.

Cons: Is not a normal 2.5 inch ssd size, meaning it wont fit into any 2.5 to 3.5 ssd adapter. It will just float loosely in your case.

Pros: Works as described. I had not problems with the clips. Works with the Plextor M5M mSata SSD.

Cons: None

Overall Review: If you're using Windows 7, don't forget to use the "Disk Management" utility to format the new SSD (Start => Control Panel =>Administrative Tools=>Computer Management=>Disk Management). Otherwise the disk won't pop up under "My Computer".