Hp Spectre x360 Convertible Model 15-ap012dx m.2 specifications

[hagsmich]

My sister has a Hp Spectre x360 Convertible Model 15-ap012dx  with a 512 gb m.2 drive.  What is the biggest drive I put in it? the manual says only a 1 tb drive.  Can it go to a 2tb drive?  what are the exact specifications for the drive.   M.2 sata or nand or nvme  etc.... 

[banhien]

@hagsmich 

Its specs

             https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/c04956734

It has 256 GB mSATA SSD now (not normal M.2 SATA nor NVMe) .  mSATA and M.2 SATA run same speed but they are not the same format, you can see what they are

            https://www.techtarget.com/searchstorage/definition/mSATA-SSD-mSATA-solid-state-drive

In theory, the number is very big but due to physical size (and many vendors don't manufacture them) therefore finding a 2TB very hard. I believe Samsung has them and very expensive too. I can't find 2TB on market today, please find yourself or use 1TB such as

            https://www.newegg.com/samsung-860-evo-series-1tb/p/N82E16820147687

Regards.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @hagsmich 

I think the HP specs on the drive your notebook comes with are incorrect.

I think they meant to write 256 GB M.2 SATA SSD.

Chapter 1 of the maintenance and service guide on your notebook's support page indicates that both M.2 2280 SATA and M.2 2280 NVMe SSD's are supported.

HP Spectre x360 - 15-ap012dx (ENERGY STAR) Manuals | HP® Customer Support

The drive capacities are just what HP offered in the model series.

While I cannot guarantee a 2 TB SSD would work, I don't know why one wouldn't.