mSata to Sata adapter - good idea?

[MahaA]

I want to replace the optical drive of my mid 2012 MBP by a SSD. Now I'm thinking that it might be favourable to buy a mSata instead of a regular Sata. Could you please tell me if the following procedure makes sense:

My intention is the following:
In case I'll buy a new macbook in a few years it might be favourable to have a mSata SSD instead of a Sata drive because the latter might not fit in a newer, smaller macbook.
I'd like to have your advice whether this is a good idea or whether this russian doll situation might cause some troubles.

Could you please tell me if the following pieces are compatible:
the mSata SSD I want to buy:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00TGIVRYU/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF&psc=1

mSata -> Sata adapter
https://www.amazon.de/Adapter-Gehäu...qid=1508942376&sr=8-14&keywords=msata+adapter

adapter:
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00E8BVEBQ/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I39Y3SJSBOMIA1&colid=3KXHCC97QG7C5&th=1


Thanks!

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

an mSata drive WILL NOT fit in a newer Mac. Stick with a Sata SSD

 

[MahaA]

an mSata drive WILL NOT fit in a newer Mac. Stick with a Sata SSD

that's why I'd also buy an mSata to Sata adapter
it might still be possible that future macbooks will use mSatas or do you think this won't happen?

 

[Mr_Brightside_@]

that's why I'd also buy an mSata to Sata adapter
it might still be possible that future macbooks will use mSatas or do you think this won't happen?

It won’t because current gen ssds are soldered in

 

[treekram]

that's why I'd also buy an mSata to Sata adapter
it might still be possible that future macbooks will use mSatas or do you think this won't happen?

It will NEVER happen. The mSata technology was last used in the 2013 MBP's. The PCIe NVMe technology that they use now is much faster than SATA (maybe 2x-4x+ faster depending on the benchmark). There's even a faster technology which Apple may put into the MBP in the future. Putting SATA back into the MBP would be like Boeing using a turbo-prop in their next flagship plane. SATA has a place for use in low-cost computers, but not in the MBP (or the MBA or MB).

 

[robvas]

I want to replace the optical drive of my mid 2012 MBP by a SSD. Now I'm thinking that it might be favourable to buy a mSata instead of a regular Sata.

What you are trying to do will work. However, I would not recommend it.

Mostly for two reasons. First, mSATA is dead and you will never be able to use it in a future laptop, Mac or not. It has been replaced by the M.2 standard in the PC laptop world, and Apple doesn't use standard drives at all.

The second reason is that the mSATA to SATA adapters are only SATA II. Limiting you to 3Gbps instead of 6Gbps.

I would buy a standard Samsung EVO SATA drive.

The mSata technology was last used in the 2013 MBP's.

Apple never used standard mSATA connections in the MacBook Pro

 

[treekram]

Apple never used standard mSATA connections in the MacBook Pro

The late 2012 and early 2013 MBP used mSATA with a non-standard connector. You could get an adaptor to put a standard mSATA drive in these computers. If Apple had kept mSATA with this non-standard connector, what the OP wants to do would have be possible if they got one of the adaptors.