“Has anyone taken one of these apart? If so, do they have a normal SATA interface with a SATA to USB micro board, or do they have a soldered on USB connection? Asking because SATA would allow this to be a large internal back up drive in a laptop.”

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  Answered by Western Digital Team 4 years ago

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• These are soldered, unfortunately. Not shuckable (no SATA access).

  Answered by Jorm 4 years ago

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