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‎02-05-2022 03:16 PM

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Last question, you absolute hero!!!

On my elitebook, i had a look at the ssd and it seems to say HDD on the back of the stick which is rather confusing?

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128GB M.2 2280 SATA PM871b SS

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‎02-05-2022 03:31 PM

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Hi:

 

That is a M.2 SATA SSD you have there.

 

You could upgrade that to a NVMe SSD since your notebook's M.2 slot supports both types.

 

NVMe SSD's provide much faster read/write speeds than SATA SSD do.

 

If you are interested, here is a 500 GB NVMe SSD I recommend...

 

Samsung 980 500 GB PCIe 3.0 (up to 3.100 MB/s) NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (MZ-V8V500B...

 

Chapter 1 of the service manual has the supported drive types...

 

HP EliteBook 840 G5 Notebook PCHP EliteBook 846 G5 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide

 

 

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‎02-05-2022 03:43 PM

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I have one of these NVMEs knocking around. Do you think this one will be a big improvement then?

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Also regarding the 16gb ram, is dual rank worth the £5 more or not really? I dont game

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‎02-05-2022 03:54 PM - edited ‎02-05-2022 03:55 PM

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The Sandisk X400 is also a SATA SSD, not NVMe.

 

X400-datasheet-v1-1.pdf (sandisk.com)

 

Actually, single ranked memory may be a tiny bit faster.

 

Dual ranked memory is usually more compatible with most PC's, which is why it may cost more.

 

Single Rank VS Dual Rank: Which Is Better for Your Laptop (minitool.com)

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‎02-05-2022 04:06 PM

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Thank you!!

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‎02-05-2022 04:07 PM

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Anytime.

 

Glad to have been of assistance.

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