4 Things to Know About the Intel NUC 7 Baby Canyon M.2 Slot

The single M.2 2280 slot supports both SATA III and PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe drives. You must choose one type; the slot cannot run both simultaneously.

NVMe offers much faster read and write speeds than SATA. If speed is your priority, pick an NVMe drive.

SATA drives are cheaper and more than adequate for everyday tasks. If budget or storage capacity matters more, go with SATA.

The slot only accepts 2280-length drives. Shorter M.2 sizes like 2242 or 2260 will not fit.