Upgrading SSD

[pjosh9947]

Can I install a WD Blue 1tb SATA 3 SSD in my HP Pavilion? I currently have 1 in my Acer aspire that I want to take out and place in my new computer (HP Pavilion). Or can I take out the 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD from my Acer Aspire and put it in my New HP Pavilion?

[BeemerBiker · Accepted solution]

I would put the larger one in the desktop but it depends on what you want to use the systems for.   Your aspire sometimes run s on batteries and smaller and / or fewer SSDs reduce battery drain.

The Pavilion is a tower / desktop system.  The stock model comes with a pair of 256gb one SSD the other M.2  You might want to use this system for a lot of other applications, not just gaming.  A 4TB hard drive can store a lot of MP4 movies, the latest Visual C system from Microsoft, Windows11, eltc.

Consider leaving win10 on the 256 and boot the 4TB with win11.  At power on you can switch back to 10 or whatever.  Could put Linux Mint on the left over 256 if you want.

You have a lot of options!