SSDs: Common Questions and Important Differences

Two types of M2 SSD

NVME is a SSD and there are SATA SSD they are not interchangeable, they also make SATA SSD's for use with a SATA port on a Mac or PC

nvme vs m2 slot difference Do you require a SATA or NVMe SSD interface? An SSD module is connected to an industrial motherboard either through a SATA interface or via a PCI Express

nvme gen 4 in gen 3 slot There is a marginal difference between sata ssd vs nvme There is practically no difference after that You only buy an expensive nvme drive