The first iteration of SSDs launched with the SATA interface. This included a small L-shaped connector to transfer data and a ...

SATA picks second) and external SSDs (listed last), with the latter largely being NVMe types in an enclosure on the end of a USB or Thunderbolt cable. Some older models are SATA internally ...

the very same type of cable used to connect SATA SSDs. SATA devices are typically larger than PCIe devices and are usually the cheaper of the two formats because it is older technology.