MP 7,1 Best cheap PCIe Adapter for 2.5" SATA III SSD drive?

[Parzival]

Apologies if this information is somewhere readily available on this forum, but I couldn't seem to find it.

I'm looking for a simple, cheap (but good) PCIe Adapter for a 2.5" SATA III drive (Samsung EVO 850).

Currently, I'm looking at the OWC Accelsior S, but I'm wondering if there is something equally good, but a little cheaper.

 

[bsbeamer]

macOS PCIe SATA SSD Adapters (MP5,1 & MP7,1)

Wiki thread for compiling a list of confirmed PCIe SATA SSD adapters for MP5,1 with macOS. They're not as fast as NVMe, but they're widely available. Should also be helpful with options for transition to MP7,1 and (should) achieve faster read/write speeds with native PCIe 3 availability for...

forums.macrumors.com

 

[flowrider]

With the advent of M.2 NVMe SSDs, the market for that type of adapter has dried up, along with what's available in the market place. Back in the day I had a couple of Apricorn adapters, a Solo and a Duo. Sold those years ago.

There's a used Solo on eBay:

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Amazon has the Accelesior S (Same Price as OWC):

OWC Accelsior S PCIe Adapter for 2.5-inch SATA 6G Expansion Card Compatible with Mac Pro (2006-2012), Mac Pro 2019 and PC Towers

Give your Mac Pro Tower or PC a performance boost SATA 6G OWC Accelsior S is the simple solution for adding a high-speed SATA 6G drive to PCs or silver Mac Pro towers that would otherwise be restricted to SATA 3G architecture. Combined with a high-performance SSD, Accelsior S brings cutting-edge ...

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They also have this one - I know nothing about it, but there is no magic associated with a device like this, so should work, and Amazon's return policy with allow you to return it if it's a no-go:

𝐃𝐢𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐂𝐈𝐞 4X to 𝐔.𝟐 𝐍𝐕𝐌𝐞 Adapter, 𝐏𝐂𝐈𝐞 4X to 𝐒𝐅𝐅-𝟖𝟔𝟑𝟗 Interface for 2.5" NVMe SSD(PEX4SFF8639)

Boost system speed and performance by adding a PCIe NVMe U.2 SSD to your PC Simplify system builds with a U.2 to PCIe adapter that mounts your SSD directly to the adapter, with no need for adapter cables. PCI Express 3.0 x4 lane host adapter Connect your 2.5" NVMe SSD (U.2 / SFF-8639 interface) t...

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That thread posted above is way out of date. Most of the cards listed are no longer being manufactured.

Lou

 

[choreo]

I purchased this one last month, seems to be working fine so far. I just use it for a Samsung 1TB 860 EVO SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD for an emergency boot drive clone (using CCC updated daily) where I don't need speed. Saved me last night when I had to boot from it.

Sonnet Tempo 6 Gb/s SATA PCI Express 2.5" Solid State Drive Card

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[choreo]

With the advent of M.2 NVMe SSDs, the market for that type of adapter has dried up, along with what's available in the market place. Back in the day I had a couple of Apricorn adapters, a Solo and a Duo. Sold those years ago.

I am still running an Apricorn Duo in my 5,1 as a boot drive - never a problem so far, but no NVMe!