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There's plenty of smaller pins that run MUCH higher amperage through them without an issue (M.2 sockets for NVMe drives come to mind). Granted, those are secure
by Kirby64 3y ago
There's plenty of smaller pins that run MUCH higher amperage through them without an issue (M.2 sockets for NVMe drives come to mind). Granted, those are secured a bit better... but you have to trust the mechanical designers of this interface have actually thought things through here. It's robust.
- sebazzz 3y agoM.2 is limited to 14W.
- sgtnoodle 3y agoAccording to Wikipedia, each pin is only rated to 500mA. If you look at a pinout (depending on key), there's roughly 9 3.3V pins. 14W at 3.3V over 9 pins would be 470mA per pin. It seems like comparing the amperage of M.2 to USB-C is indeed a little silly.