How to replace HD with SSD in Pavilion 14-al003ne

[Pasha_Man]

Hi,

I want to upgrade from  HD to SSD on the laptop HP Pavilion - 14-al003ne.

I'd like to know about compatibility and if there is a tutorial to access the hdd somewhere.

And does anyone know that my particular model support M.2 drive?

Thanks in advance

Best regards

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

Here is the service video on your model showing SSD replacement:

https://h20574.www2.hp.com/results.htm?SID=10862154&MEID=65618DC0-D54F-403A-B3DA-F4E22780C9BF

And the Service manual:

Manual

The SSD support is limited to SATA type such as the Samsung Evo 860. There is a dedicated M.2 slot so you can have an M.2 plus a hard drive. The video shows it but the M.2 slot is on the other side fo the battery from the hard drive. 

Post back with any other questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed. 

[Pasha_Man]

Is a combination of Hard drive and M.2 ssd better than a stand alone SSD like samsung 860 evo both in price and performance?

[Huffer]

Adding an M.2 allows you to keep using the hard drive for storage hence you can get by with a smaller and cheaper SSD. But a SATA M.2 and a 2.5 inch SATA SSD perform about the same. So theoretically you save money adding say a 256 M.2 as opposed to installing say a 1 TB 2.5 inch SATA SSD. Performance is about the same.