Adapters for SATA or PCIe to USB are intended less as a permanent solution and more for moving disks or a quick SSD function check. In the case of SSDs, you can dispense with an external power ...
Overall Mini PCI-e is a fairly unloved interface, but we’ve seen the reverse of this hack before, a Mini PCI-e to USB adapter used to add a 12-axis sensor to a laptop.
Whether you want to upgrade, or add more storage to your PCIe 4.0 computer, there’s an SSD for you ... in up to 2TB — though it will require an adapter. There are a few things to look out ...