The difference between mSATA and mini pci-e

Trouble phenomenon:
Users indicate that the all-in-one machine has a wireless network card, consult whether it can remove the wireless network card, and connect to the solid state drive.
Solution:
It is not a new interface to say mSATA and mini PCI-E, just before Most of them are integrated into system products and are rarely touched. Recently, with the advent of wireless and solid state drives, it has drawn everyone's attention.
mini PCI-E interface
One machine with wireless, will be equipped with this interface, because the wireless network card has become the standard for all-in-one. It is based on the PCI-E bus and can be used to extend peripheral devices such as Bluetooth modules, 3G modules, and wireless network card modules with mini PCI-E interfaces. However, the mini PCI-E interface has a low bandwidth, which is suitable for some peripheral devices that do not require very high data throughput. Some motherboards have multiple mini PCI-E interfaces inside. In addition to the built-in wireless network card, at least one more reserved for 3G modules (and embedded antennas). Although the two interfaces are common, they have the difference between “half-height card” and “full-height card”, and pay attention when purchasing modules.


































Very easy to confuse, but the mSATA interface is installed full height card, and some models will also be labeled near the interface, we must pay attention to distinguish.
Since the mSATA interface is based on the SATA bus, the transmission speed is much higher than that of the mini PCI-E interface. There is no universality between the two. For example, the solid state drive of the mini PCI-E interface cannot be used on the mSATA interface.