HDD to SDD upgrade

[skb29]

Hi , I am using HP 2000 - 2d04tu laptop. Its out of warrenty now and working very slow. I want to upgrade its HHD to SSD . I want to buy 500gb SSD but I could not see any details which SSD it will support. Can any one help me with some SSD suggestion for this laptop ? I want to buy this in India

[Fisker31]

The Device supports any 2.5 Inch SATA SSD. Unfortunately it only has a SATA2 Interface.

You can use SATA 1, 2 and 3 SSDs but the bandwidth will be maxed out at 300 MB/s. I would therefore advise to buy a cheaper ssd model.

[skb29]

Thanks for your quick reply Fisker31

I want to buy a SSD for my laptop and below are the links for the SSD's. Can you please suggest me which one will work for me ?

Link 1

https://www.amazon.in/500GB-2-5-inch-Internal-Solid-WDS500G2B0A/dp/B073SBZ8YH/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1975CR...

Link 2

https://www.amazon.in/500GB-2-5-inch-Internal-Solid-WDS500G2B0A/dp/B073SBZ8YH/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1975CR...

Link 3

https://www.flipkart.com/crucial-bx500-240-gb-laptop-desktop-internal-solid-state-drive-ct240bx500ss...

[Fisker31]

Hey there,

both of these are credible manufacturers. I personally would recommend the Western Digital Blue, ive been using these myself for quite some time in my laptop and pc.

[skb29]

Hi Fisker31

I want to replace 500GB HHD with 240GB SSD and also want to use a caddy for 500GB HDD. After some research, I found one SSD and caddy which are in my budget

SSD link
https://www.amazon.in/Crucial-BX500-240GB-2-5-inch-CT240BX500SSD1/dp/B07G3YNLJB/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=...

Caddy link
https://www.amazon.in/Witamy-Optical-Universal-DVD-ROM-Storage/dp/B07CJXSRKG/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=12....

Let me know if any compatibility issues with these products.

I appreciate your support in advance

[Fisker31 · Accepted solution]

Generally speaking, all 2.5-inch SSDs are compatible with the system. There are no restrictions.

The Caddy seems to be compatible, the SATA and Power connection are standardized. However i dont know if you can swap the plastic cover from the old optical drive. I think it might be applicable. Only one way to find out i guess. 🤔

 

[skb29]

Hi Fisker31

Thanks for your quick answer. I am going with the above SSD and caddy, hope both will work.

Thanks and I appreciate your help .