StarTech.com M.2 SATA SSD to 2.5 inch SATA Adapter [NOT NVMe], Open-Frame Bracket, 7mm High, M2 Hard Drive Adapter - TAA

About the only M.2 adapter I've seen that gives you the screw holes used to mount a 2.5" drive. I used this to put the M.2 SATA SSD from a broken laptop into a new one. Everything worked surprisingly easily and of course the laptop is now wonderfully fast. Moving the post that secures the end of the M.2 card can be tricky as it has screws in both sides, but the screws are different diameters so you can't mix them up. Just screw the post into the adapter where you need it first, then screw down the M.2 card and the screw lengths work out correctly. The hole for the post for 80mm long cards is right on the edge of the PCB and not closed, but it won't see large loads and with a tight screw I'm confident it will be fine.

Works great! I was a bit worried I wouldn't be able to boot from this but it worked fine, had no problems at all with it so far and getting some great speeds with it. Below is a link to the M2 I put in it and as stated above it works fine, I will update this review if I have any problems with it further down the line. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-500GB-Solid-State-Drive/dp/B00TGIW1XG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1507561747&sr=8-6&keywords=m2+evo+ssd

The only way I find out about new PC technologies is when I accidentally buy the wrong thing. This is what happened when I tried to connect a spare NVMe drive from a broken computer into this adapter. Although the slots appear similar, the M.2 NVMe PCIe is completely incompatible with SATA and requires something like the UGREEN NVVMe to USB-C converter instead. It's a shame, but lesson learnt. The hardware seems well made and Startech probably have good support to help you through. It's a shame the buying guide wasn't as obvious as it could be.

Bought this item to fit an M.2 SATA SSD in the place of a 2.5inch SATA HDD. Came with all mounting screws needed. Fitted the available slot comfortably, cables connect easily with no interference on the board, booted straight up. For the price the performance is impressive, read and write speeds match what is quoted by the disk manufacturer. Would recommend for anyone upgrading an older PC that doesnt have a built in M.2 slot.

Product includes the screws needed to secure the drive but I haven't used the caddy yet.

stupid thing is an B key and not an M key, does not say this anywhere on Amazon, instructions are all wrong and show wrong product. Worse thing I have ever got from Startech which I have been using for years. Did not understand why the thing was going in the wrong way. Probably damaged my now SSDs after getting completely confused.

Not sure what giant koifish is talking about, on the 3rd pic in the the listing, it clearly says this is not for M-key NVMe or AHCI drive.

Just what it said.

Gute Qualität , gerne wieder , schnelle Lieferung

古い機器を動かすのに古いノートパソコンを使用する事になり余っていたSATAのSSDを使用するために購入。 作りもしっかりしていて問題なく使用できています。

sTal como lo esperaba, me sirvio perfectamente para la memoria m.2 que tenia y necesitaba usarla como un hdd, me sirvio a la perfeccion, incluye sus tornillos para fijarlo, no duden en comprarlo, aparte el envio de estados unidos a veracruz tomo solo 4 dias en llegar, una ves confirmado el pago, y ya que aproveche otros articulos de amazon USA el envio fue gratis!!

As described in specifications

I needed to install a M.2 2280 drive from my old tower computer into a new tower computer with it's own 1T SSD card installed. This was to be a secondary drive. I received the item this morning and was very easy to adjust the screws (it comes preinstalled in the 2260 position) so that it could hold the drive securely in place. It also fit the 3.5" mounting bracket perfectly allowing for easy connection of the SATA cables to the drive...even when slid into the drive bay. Been running the computer all day without any issue with accessing, read/write to the drive. I don't particularly notice any change in the speed either way. The bracket seemed very sturdy...as you would expect from a name brand like StarTech. I would have preferred something with a cover to the components for protection but I get that the open design will allow for better heat dissipation. The fact that I had to install the 2.5" bracket upside down does allow from some, however minimal, protection from the plastic tray design. Comes with an easy to read installation manual on how to install the SSD into the 2.5" bracket. You will have to figure out how to install for use into your system after that.