Is the sata desktop interface different than the one for laptops?

Is the sata desktop interface different than the one for laptops? And, if so, are there reliable converters between laptop sata and desktop sata, like for the ide drives, where it's just physical conversion of wiring?

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Gary Case

8/22/2022 - Mon

Dan Craciun

11/19/2013

You can use a SATA laptop (2.5") drive in a computer/caddy with no adapter needed.

HTH,
Dan

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